Most executives who have spoken to Michael Scotto of HoopsHype believe that Raptors wing Gary Trent Jr. will be able to at least match – and likely exceed – the value of his $18.8MM player option on a new contract, which is why he’s considered a strong bet to opt out and become a free agent this summer.
Scotto said during a podcast with Blake Murphy of Sportsnet that there are people around the league who think Trent will surpass $20MM annually on his next contract. Although Murphy mentioned the possibility of a deal in the neighborhood of $25MM per year for Trent, Scotto is skeptical that he’ll get that much — if he does, it would be based on his age and potential for further growth (he just turned 24 years old).
As for Fred VanVleet, Scotto has heard that the Raptors’ point guard could be seeking a contract in the range of $30-35MM per year when he’s eligible for free agency this summer. That would put him in the same ballpark as a fellow guard like Jrue Holiday, for instance, Scotto observes.
Here’s more on the Raptors:
- Executives around the NBA don’t expect Pascal Siakam to be on the move by February 9 unless the Raptors are blown away with a “crazy” offer, Scotto says.
- According to Scotto, a number of rival executives have speculated about the possibility of the Grizzlies making a run at Raptors forward OG Anunoby. Memphis has exhibited plenty of patience in building its roster in recent years and hasn’t seemed eager to sacrifice future draft capital to take a big swing — still, Anunoby would be an ideal fit on the roster, and the team has an extra first-round pick (Golden State’s top-four protected 2024 selection).
- Anunoby tells Michael Grange of Sportsnet.ca that there’s no truth to the rumblings that he wants out of Toronto. Within the same story, Grange examines the recent emergence of Precious Achiuwa and considers whether the ascendant big man could help ease the loss if the Raptors trade Anunoby.
OG is about 20% better than Brooks because of playmaking
Grizzlies team salary $119 MM
Trade Idea
Danny Green, Roddy, LaRavia and 2 Firsts for OG
That is about 4 Firsts
OG & Thad to Memphis for Ziaire, Danny Green, Jake LaRavia, John Konchar, Mem’s 2023 1st & Tor’s 2024 2nd… Memphis gets a long, athletic, versatile vet 2way forward (OG) to go with the 1 they alr gad (JJJ). They also bring home M-Town legend Thad Young & the only 1st they give up is gonna be in the 25-30 range this summer… Raps get 3 talented young wings, including 2 in Ziaire & Jake that could def be replacements for OG
Given that 3 1sts was laughed at as a starting point in OG trades, this deal doesn’t even get the phone answered
Any OG trade is going to hurt the acquiring team. If you’re not saying “that’s too much” then it’s not happening
Who said the 3 FRPs were laughed at?
Ziaire & Jake are recent 1sts, both still with multiple yrs left on their rookie contracts. Them 2 plus Memphis’ 1st this year makes 3. They also get over $15M in cap relief this summer. And they get a shooter in Konchar. And they get their 2024 2nd back. Who’s giving more than that for OG?
Whoever obtains him…
Kawhi wants VanVleet
What is the feasibility of trading VanVleet to Clippers?
Clippers have traded away 2026 First.
Clippers have only 2028 First to trade
Very low
Boston Jr + J.Wall + 1st pick is a good price maybe they can agregate Otto contract to beat the others
Some other trade i liked was GTJ + OJ for Harris and Tyrese Maxey
And the Raptors laughed….
You probably gonna cry when you will lose FVV and GTJ for almost nothing this off season
Over/under on the number of FRPs that TOR will procure if they trade all of FVV, GTJ and OG ?
I’ll put it at 5. I expect heavy action on the over side from TOR fans. Based on their posts, there is an expectation of at least 7.
Take back normal contracts
7
FVV 2
GTJ 2
OG 3
Take back Market contracts (overpaid)
10
9
Asking too much from Knicks. For OG . Not giving up 3 (#1 picks). RJ us better than OG. We don’t need him. Rather have DeRozan or Grant .
Knicks would still have to give 2 FRPs if RJ was in the deal…
LOL. Ujiri said this?
Or did it originate in your mind?
I hope Ujiri insists on RJ. Because that would kill it, even if we got the 2 FRPs. It’s not because RJ is anything more than a high end role player, it’s because that’s all Anunoby is, and he’s less likely to transcend it being almost 26.