Some NBA debates just never end. Here’s one: what position owns the league? Is it a big’s league, a guard’s league, or a wing’s league?
It feels like few would argue that it it’s a big man’s league. At the same time, Nikola Jokic and Joel Embiid are prominent in MVP discourse on an annual basis.
Still, if you talk to most observers, they’ll either tell you that it’s a guard’s league or a wing’s league.
The Toronto Raptors obviously believe that it’s a wing’s league. After all, this team is stacked with big, playmaking wings.
At the same time, their guard play has left room for improvement in 2022-23.
Here’s a deal that improves it dramatically by landing them Trae Young of the Atlanta Hawks.