Toronto Raptors

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09-10 regular season                                             Cap Room: -355,699                                   Best Bench Player: Jose Calderon

18th place Overall                                                 Luxury Tax: No                                              Power Rankings: 27                               

9th in Conference                                                  Best Player: Andra Bargnani                       Owner/Net Worth: Maple Leaf/297M 

Did not make playoffs                                            Coach: Jay Triano                                         Team Value: 400 million

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 Starting 5    

                                                 PG  Jarrett Jack PR#29                              SG DeMar DeRozan PR#22                                                                                                                                               

                                              SF Linas Kleiza PR#22                   C Andrea Bargnani PR#12                   PF Amir Johnson PR#30                                                                                                                                                     

Bench Grade: B

PG Marcus Banks, Jose Calderon SG Leandro Barbosa, Julian Wright, Sonny Weems SF PF Ed Davis, Joey Dorsey, Reggie Evans, Dwayne Jones C David Andersen

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 Why didn’t management trade Bosh?

This I believe is a move that should have Jerry Colangelo fired. This team was never going to compete for a title why not trade Bosh for young players. Instead they got Heat draft picks which are about as useless as they come seeing as the Heat  will be a top 5 team regardless.

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Where do we go from here?

Luckily the Raptors still have a former number 1 pick that I believe will step up big this year for them. They have to find a center that would allow Bargnani to truly be a power forward. Just a seven footer who can stand their and block shots. I think Bargnani will have a breakout year and average 25 points a game. He is a matchup nightmare with his size and has a great shot. As for everyone else, Ed Davis was a decent pickup. Hopefully they are not planning to use him with Bargani as he is also a true 4. But he will develop into a decent player. Neither of their point guards are very good so maybe going after a Kyle Irving in next years draft is a thought. I like DeMar DeRozan. He has the ability to be a lockdown defender and is a good piece. Klieza will be a serviceable player until they can find someone better. This team will struggle but are in better situation than most people think. They can also bring some serious fire power off the bench. Barbosa and Belinelli are two great scorers. But to go back and answer the question I do not believe like looking for a trade is much of an option because I don’t think players like living in Canada. They have to build through the draft. And the positions they need the most are a point guard and a center.