Episode 1449
In Episode 1436, Sean Woodley reacts to a very bad opening day of free agency for the Toronto Raptors, who lost Fred VanVleet to the Houston Rockets (3 years, $130 million), re-signed Jakob Poeltl (4 years, $80 million) and brought in Dennis Schroder as VanVleet's replacement (2 years, $26 million). Off the top, Sean details why the loss of VanVleet is so damaging, and why the front office's failure to account for the Houston Rockets godfather offer definitely suggests a misreading of the market and an overconfidence in their ability to thread a very delicate needle this offseason. That said, the notion that the Raptors screwed themselves by not dealing Fred for some bogus package at the deaadline is a little off-base. They made a reasonable gamble, and lost. But now their left to pick up the pieces. Keeping Jakob Poeltl is a good move, but his fit on the team is certainly more tenuous without a shooting threat running pick and rolls alongside him, and Dennis Schroder feels like a pretty bad fit for what the Raptors badly need. Plus, some thoughts on why Scottie as the point guard makes very little sense and will bring with it a lot of offensive pain. Lastly, Sean runs through some of the silver linings of the day, including the retention of Jak, the long-term financial wiggle room the loss of Fred does create, some fun potential lineup combos that exist as the roster is constructed, and the freeing bliss of low expectations.
Come join in the misery in the Locked On Raptors Discord community! It's a good spot to be right now: https://discord.gg/FNWnVW55
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