My Raptors Rebuild

However, we need him as the Raps spark off the bench. He’s a guy that is known to break down defenses in the NBA and score points in a hurry. He’s very streaky, but he can be effective in the future. I believe his production can’t be replicated unless we get another equal bench scorer like him. I say keep Barbosa for a year to keep our bench strong.

I agree with everything else though. We can’t give Davis the minutes he needs in the future (JV, Andrea, Gray will all be taking them). AJ and Davis will be competing for minutes, and Amir works 10x harder than Davis right now. May change in the future, but as of right now, AJ deserves a spot on our roster.

I really hope we get Barnes in the draft…

Minor quibbles: (1) You’re not the first person to suggest that Jose is “expensive”, but I don’t agree. On a value-for-money basis, he’s terrific. (2) Does anyone remember Andrea suffering the sophomore blues? I do; he was viewed as a bust. Now he’s a beast. Remember that before you run Ed Davis out of town. (3) I’m not a College ball guy until March Madness, but when I look at Draft Express’ mock draft, at the top I see a lot of bigs. They are always valuable as trade bait if they don’t work out, so let’s not draft small until the late picks.

Lots of points on which we agree: (1) all your Departures – especially Magloire, who’s mailing it in. Time for him to retire and become Dwane’s Ass. Coach for the bigs. (2) Bayless continues to be a head-scratcher; as you say, we have to wait & see. Same with Linus. (3) Sonny Weems? Sure, if he’s available. He might take his buddy DeMar’s minutes.

I’m going to take a look at available free agents for next season, & may post soon if it’s interesting.

I agree with most of the stuff you said but heres a few things I would personally consider:
1) definitely trade barbosa at the deadline for a first round pick. I would try and trade it to someone making a playoff push but still has a chance to not make the playoffs or have an early exit which would make it a better pick. I agree with you where we should use that for kabongo or kendall marshall if available.
2) I would throw in Perry Jones as a potential small forward to draft. With his size and skill he could be a dynamic game changing player. I do like barnes and gilchrist though so I say leave it to the scouts to decide.
3) too early to give up on ed davis. A lefty shot blocker is extremely underrated. Most players shoot with their right hand and this means a lefty shot blocker is lined up perfectly against righty shooters.
4) Bayless wont be a good starting point guard. I say after we trade barbose you train bayless to be that 6th main scoring option off the bench.
5) I’d love the suns to trade nash to a contender and then have him sign here to retire as a raptor and be a mentor to a young point guard. If not calderon will do just fine
6) This has nothing to do with what your scenarios said but I think we’ve got a good one in Valanciunas. Good centres are hard to find I’m glad colangelo took some heat from fans in order to make the right move for the future

Hornets are looking to trade Kaman and I believe Kaman is a great fit for the Raptors right now. Never mind the draft and get a seasoned 7 foot center who can play defense and get the rebounds and score well. Kaman will complement well with Bargnani and DeRozen or other forwards. Time to improve is right now. We can part with Amir Johnson, Barbosa, Kleiza, Davis or any player and cash that the Hornets would like to have. Only problem is these players may not be what the Hornets are looking for. How do you get the management to sit up and listen to this trade?

If he could be had really cheap, maybe. But he does not fit our needs at all. The only thing intriguing about him is to think he might be able to fit well into Casey’s system. But with JV coming over next year, I wouldn’t give up much for him. Certainly not Amir, whose character is key to this team.

Another question, does Kaman want to be here? I only want to trade for players who want to be here and I doubt he does.