If you haven’t heard the phrase “positionless basketball”, we’re wondering how you found yourself here. It’s obvious that you don’t follow the NBA.
After all, it’s a trend that has dominated NBA discourse lately. With that context in mind, it’s become increasingly difficult to say an NBA team “needs” any particular player.
Take the Toronto Raptors. They ran wing Pascal Siakam at the 5 for much of the 2021-22 season. Furthermore, they had a degree of success in doing so. With that said – it was only a degree.
The Raptors got eliminated in the first round of the NBA playoffs. Ironically, they were ousted by the Philadelphia 76ers and their dominant big man Joel Embiid.
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In other words, the Toronto Raptors may need a center.
Here’s a deal that has them reuniting with one in Jakob Poeltl.