Why The Toronto Raptors Do The Deal
The Raptors may hesitate here. This is a hefty sum to pay for a player in a contract year.
Meanwhile, at 20-26, the Raptors may not be in any position to make win-now upgrades. Is this really the right move?
Well, it’s a risk. At the same time, Turner is theoretically exactly the player these Raptors need.
Adding his rim protection to this platoon of elite defensive wings should give the Raptors as much stopping power as anybody in the NBA.
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If it goes well, they’ll have an inside track on re-signing Turner this summer. All told, this may be a risk for Toronto, but it may also be one worth taking.
Even if they aren’t the NBA’s most likely buyers at the deadline.
