DunkinDerozan

I say if possible we trade him for the highest offer if he keeps up this stellar play. And if we don't get any great offers then we keep him and try to work him into the rebuild. Only problem I see is that a lot of the top players in the draft this year are PF's, and if we end up with the #1-3 pick and we pick Drummond or Anthony Davis then we have Bargnani, Ed Davis, Amir (also plays center though) and Davis/Drum. Someone would have to go, and i'd be most interested in trading Barg. Drummond or Anthony Davis are more the kind of PF I want to build my team around.

If Bargnani can continue to play at something close to a Dirk type level then this team will not be a bottom dweller this year.

I don't know much about him, but I guess it's a good thing that we're adding an experienced person to our team to help scout.

I'm a bit late but I just want to say I was very impressed by Amir Johnson's ability to defend Kevin Love all game long. He really shut him down and that was what won us the game. Not to mention him getting 19 points. Bargnani was also very good putting up 31 points. The only problem I saw was Derozan again appeared a bit shaky. Hopefully he bounces back soon.

Well it's good to hear that Bargnani had a solid night rebounds wise.

Derozans consistency has been a problem so far in the season. I hope he can grow out ouf it soon, because when he plays bad, Barg needs to basically put the team on his back offensively, and that's something he can't really do. I'm also assuming Bargnani was getting out rebounded all game, which does not help.

Oh no doubt if your going to get Millsap to take over for Pau than that is a huge win for the Lakers. But It wouldn't be easy to get him and Dwight without giving up more then Gasol and Bynum. It's a no brainer that Dwight is such a huge pickup defensively and he alone would be such a huge pick up. It's hard to say if Howard is enough to make the Lakers better if they have to give up both Gasol and Bynum though. But looking at this years draft even, there are quite a few good powerforwards that if they keep their first rounder they could get someone to replace Gasol then.

I 100% agree with you on trading Barbosa. He has been a solid enough player for us this year coming off the bench, but Derozan is our SG of the future. We need to get something for Barbosa before it's too late. I'd love if we could get a 1st round pick, and possibly be able to draft a SF and a PG in the draft.

In my opinion, the Lakers would be nuts to trade Bynum AND Gasol for Howard. I know Dwight is obviously a superstar, but I think They could get someone they need more for Gasol and still be able to keep Bynum, who is such a dominant player.

I like the Pacers retro jerseys. Other than that i'm not a fan of most of them.

I think Lakers will trade Pau Gasol by or at the deadline. I kind of feel like when he was made part of the CP# trade that was denied it showed that he could be available. If the Lakers are going to get Dwight he's most likely going to be part of the trade, but even if they don't get dwight I see them trading him.

West: The Warriors have been bad as of late, but depending on how long Curry is out for, I could still see them making the playoffs. East: Through the first six games of the season, the Raptors looked like they could really make a push for a playoffs spot. Over the past two, they have been blown out by New Jersey and Philly. It's still a little bit two early to tell which team is the team that they will be throughout the season, but I don't see them winning enough games to make a playoff push. It might end up being the Bobcats?

Oops, sorry I thought this was the thread for the Sixers game. I watched the Nets game and it was pretty brutal.

Maybe this is the guy the Raptors need? I haven't watched much of him play or read much about him but if he's more of a sure thing then Drummond then I want him.

Where in Canada is he from?

I was glad to join. I usually just talk about Raptors related things on HFboards which is a hockey forum. They have one thread for raptors news, game talk, etc, but i'd much rather talk about the raps in a basketball forum. Hopefully we can get more fans to join the forum, because by the looks of it i'm part of a select few Raptors fans on the website.

I didn't watch the game last night because the Leafs were playing, and by the looks of it, it's a good thing I didn't watch. Ford, assuming you watched the game, what would you say went wrong with the offense last night?

I think Drummond should be our man if we can get a top 2 pick. If not I do like Myck Kabongo, but he's more like a mid-first rounder which i think we'll have a better pick than that.

Year You Became a Fan: I've been a fan since 06' or so, because i'm from Southern Ontario but didn't become an avid fan until mid way through last season (10-11) Why You Became a Fan: To be honest, I didn't really become a huge basketball fan until I played the video game NBA 2K11, then I started watching more basketball games every once and awhile. Now I watch every Raptors game unless the Leafs are playing on the same night Favorite Raptors Player, All-Time: I used to like Vince Carter. New favourite player is Demar Derozan though Favorite Raptors Coach, All-Time: Well, haven't watched enough to judge but so far I like Dwayne Casey a lot more then Triano Favorite Raptors Moment: Basically every Demar Derozan highlight real dunk Amount of Raptors Games Attended: 0 as of right now, though i'm debating on buying a few tickets for this year, or just waiting until next year w/ Valancuinas and this years first rounder.

I can't wait to see this guy in the NBA next year. A big centre who can drain his FT's is a rare thing