Minnesota Timberwolves Receive: G Fred VanVleet, C Khem Birch
Toronto Raptors Receive: G D’Angelo Russell
Meanwhile, some teams may simply not know what they want out of a given season.
Every team won’t fit into a tidy “contending” or “rebuilding” box. Some are in between. For example, look at the Toronto Raptors.
The most important player on this team is probably Scottie Barnes. He’s fresh off of a Rookie of the Year campaign. At the same time, Pascal Siakam is an in-prime superstar.
The Raptors could justify leaning harder into either the present or the future.
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On the other hand, at 16-23, the latter path is looking increasingly more appealing.
What does this deal do to set them down it?