Raptors And Pelicans Trade Idea

What And Why For Us - Raptors

• Trade poor ball handlers - Miles, Anunoby, Ibaka, Valanciunas
• Keep good ball handlers - VanVleet, Siakam, Wright
• Trade future money to clear contracts - Lowry, Ibaka, Valanciunas, Miles
• Keep core for chemistry, fans, future - Wright, Powell, Siakam, VanVleet
• Gain young star player to combine with Siakam for future - Holiday
• Gain stretch four and three point shooting for playoffs this year - Mirotic
• Possible great team for both this year and next year with shot at title
• Possible young stars lineup for future - Holiday, Leonard, Siakam, Davis

Trade

• Pelicans - Raptors
• Lowry - Davis
• Ibaka - Holiday
• Valanciunas - Mirotic
• Anunoby - Hill
• Miles - Johnson
• 2021 1st Rd Pick - X
• 2020 2nd Rd Pick - X

This Year

• Holiday - VanVleet - Loyd
• Green - Wright - McCaw
• Leonard - Powell - Johnson
• Siakam - Mirotic - Hill
• Davis - Monroe - Boucher

Next Year

• VanVleet - Loyd
• Holiday - Wright
• Leonard - Powell - Hill
• Siakam - Boucher
• Davis

What And Why For Them - Pelicans

• Combine some current players along with some future players - Raptors advantage over other teams
• Take poor contracts and players that Pelicans don't want in order to sweeten the deal - Hill, Johnson
• Current players to transition with good team next year - Lowry, Moore, Anunoby, Randle, Ibaka
• Future players to combine with Lowry or Ibaka going forward - Anunoby, Valanciunas, Picks
• Pelicans get rid of all future contracts beyond next year, other than small Anunoby contract
• Pelicans get potential young two way star with Anunoby and offensive threat with Valanciunas
• Could sit Lowry and Valanciunas because of injuries to increase odds of high pick in draft
• Could trade Ibaka and/or Lowry next year - Jackson, Payton, Anunoby, Randle, Valanciunas