Why The Toronto Raptors Do The Deal 

Of course, the Raptors are finding themselves on the opposite end of the cycle here. They’re flipping a player for assets. 

Although, they are getting meaningful players back in return here. The Mavericks don’t have enough draft capital to base the whole deal around picks – they’ll have to part with the only two promising young players on their roster. 

Each of these guys has a lot of promise, too. Josh Green is already a dynamic defender whose three-point efficiency is trending in the right direction.

Jaden Hardy is a pure bucket-getter – he could be one of the best scoring guards in the league someday. 

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Still, the Raptors wouldn’t trade a superstar like Siakam for those two alone. That’s why they’re also getting two first-round picks and three swaps here. 

In addition to a couple of tradeable contracts, of course.