Dallas Mavericks Receive: G/F Gary Trent Jr.

Toronto Raptors Receive: F/C Christian Wood, 2027 First-Round Pick (Swap – DAL) 

Meanwhile, the Raptors don’t need secondary ball handling: in fact, they may have too much of it. This team is stacked with wings who can handle the ball. 

It could stand to add a big man. The Raptors have been running Pascal Siakam at the 5. Their 16-20 record suggests that it could be a problem. 

The Raptors could use some shooting too. In essence, this team has doubled down on their preferred player archetype.

To be more successful, they may need to diversify their rotation. They could also use more shooting and Christian Wood would bring that along with a general scoring boost.

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The Raptors would gain Wood’s Bird rights ahead of his pending free agency, which is important given it would offer an advantage in going over the salary cap to retain him.

Is this the right deal to help them do that?