Toronto Raptors Receive: C Mitchell Robinson, 2023 First-Round Pick (DAL via NYK)
New York Knicks Receive: F OG Anunoby
Often, we hope that an underperforming player just needs a change of scenery.
Sometimes, it’s true. NBA history is full of players who failed to launch with their first NBA team, only to get moved and break out. At the same time, it doesn’t always work that way either.
Other times, a player’s limited development simply owes to their limited abilities. In that sense, trading for a player who’s fallen short of their perceived potential is always a risk.
You’re hoping to get more than you bargained for, but there are no guarantees that you will.
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Mitchell Robinson is a guy that’s fallen short of his potential throughout his NBA career to date. A change of scenery could help – or, alternatively, he could continue struggling to stay out of foul trouble.
Should the Raptors take that chance?