{"id":71479,"date":"2025-06-02T08:19:14","date_gmt":"2025-06-02T08:19:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/71479\/"},"modified":"2025-06-02T08:19:14","modified_gmt":"2025-06-02T08:19:14","slug":"toronto-raptors-trying-to-catch-a-big-fish-on-nba-trade-market-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/71479\/","title":{"rendered":"Toronto Raptors trying to catch a \u2018big fish\u2019 on NBA trade market"},"content":{"rendered":"

Three consecutive years of missing the NBA Playoffs, and the Toronto Raptors are prepared to make more significant changes. We\u2019ve already seen them part ways with franchise cornerstones like Fred VanVleet, Pascal Siakam, and OG Anunoby. What\u2019s next?<\/p>\n

Now, according to ESPN\u2019s NBA insider Brian Windhorst<\/a>, the Raptors are prepared to go hunting for a \u201cbig fish\u201d on the NBA trade market.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t want to get too far afield from this, but since this has come up, the Raptors are a team that is starting to make noise within the league about looking for a big fish. And, if you\u2019re an Eastern Conference team that\u2019s in the middle of the pack, you\u2019re looking at the teams in front of you going, \u2018Some of them may not be able to come together, may be able to stay together.\u2019 Boston is hurt, and so there are some teams that sniff the ability to make a move, and I think Toronto is one of those teams.<\/p>\n

And so naturally, any team that wants to make a move this summer, especially a team in the Eastern Conference, you\u2019re going to have Giannis on the board. But Toronto, I think, is going to try\u2014from their initial conversations, teams in the league are getting the impression that Toronto is going to try to do something.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Are the Raptors eyeing someone like Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo? If they\u2019re looking to reel in a big fish, why not start with the two-time NBA MVP? Yet, there\u2019s no guarantee that the Bucks will open up trade discussions involving the Greek Freak this offseason.<\/p>\n

Other possible choices include players like Phoenix Suns superstar scorer Kevin Durant. Then again, there\u2019s always the surprise no one saw coming, like when the Dallas Mavericks tarded Luka Doncic. Perhaps that\u2019s what Toronto is looking to find, trying to uncover a trade opportunity that few could anticipate.<\/p>\n

If so, that would open up a whole new world of possibilities. Would the New York Knicks already have interest in shaking up their core? It\u2019s only one of a long list of potential options this offseason, and it appears the Raptors are ready to pounce.<\/p>\n

Related: Former top-five draft pick eyes comeback and is drawing interest from multiple NBA teams<\/a><\/p>\n

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