Toronto Raptors Receive: C Mitchell Robinson, 2023 First-Round Pick (NYK), 2025 First-Round Pick (MIL via NYK) 

New York Knicks Receive: F O.G Anunoby 

With that said, no one defender can make for an entire NBA defense. 

A quality defensive team has a whole system. Just as importantly, it has several plus defenders who are willing and able to implement that system. For example, look at the Raptors. 

This team has a clear defensive identity. Between OG Anunoby, Pascal Siakam, and Scottie Barnes, they are stacked with long, rangy wings that disrupt passing lanes.

In many ways, that’s the direction that modern NBA defenses are generally heading in. 

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Yet, a conventional rim protector is conspicuously absent from the Raptors. It makes for a conceptually interesting team. The Raptors have plenty of weak-side help, but they don’t have a primary deterrent. 

How could this defense look if they simply plugged one in?