Orlando Magic Receive: F/C Thaddeus Young, F/C D.J. Wilson, 2024 First-Round Pick (Top 10 Protected – TOR)
Toronto Raptors Receive: C Mo Bamba
On the other hand, some people never need a change of scenery. They’re lucky to have found a home as soon as they looked for one.
Let’s use a job as an example. After all, we’re going to make an analogy with NBA players here (sorry for the spoiler). You get your first serious job. You love the work – and your coworkers. The pay is great, and you wake up every morning happy to go to work. Why would you leave?
It feels like the Toronto Raptors have become an organization that provides players with a happy home. Often, this team’s guys end up exceeding expectations rather than falling short of them.
For example, look at Pascal Siakam. He was never supposed to be a star player, yet that’s exactly what he’s become north of the border.
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Moreover, that holds doubly true for Fred VanVleeet. In fact, he was undrafted – he was barely supposed to be in the NBA. Yet, against all odds, these two players are cornerstones of a team that recently won an NBA championship.
Could Mo Bamba be a cornerstone of another Raptors title run?