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Toronto Raptors: Trade Deadline Rumors Roundup

By Jordan Treske

Feb 10, 2016; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Toronto Raptors guard DeMar DeRozan (10) looks on during the second half against the Minnesota Timberwolves at Target Center. The Timberwolves won 117-112. Mandatory Credit: Jesse Johnson-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 10, 2016; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Toronto Raptors guard DeMar DeRozan (10) looks on during the second half against the Minnesota Timberwolves at Target Center. The Timberwolves won 117-112. Mandatory Credit: Jesse Johnson-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jan 6, 2016; Brooklyn, NY, USA; Brooklyn Nets power forward Thaddeus Young (30) drives against Toronto Raptors power forward James Johnson (3) during the third quarter at Barclays Center. The Raptors defeated the Nets 91-74. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 6, 2016; Brooklyn, NY, USA; Brooklyn Nets power forward Thaddeus Young (30) drives against Toronto Raptors power forward James Johnson (3) during the third quarter at Barclays Center. The Raptors defeated the Nets 91-74. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports /

Could Thaddeus Young Be A Raptor?

Thaddeus Young has a lot to offer to a contender, but the problem is he won’t find that on his current team, the Brooklyn Nets.

The Brooklyn Nets are as depressing of an NBA team we may ever come across and while they have the players to move to help them get out of the mess they created, they literally don’t have the organizational structure in place as we hit this year’s trade deadline.

Nevertheless, the trade chatter between the Raptors and Nets regarding Young seems to have legs as it’s been reported by both Marc Stein and Brian Windhorst of ESPN.com that there is a mutual interest between the two teams.

Young would certainly be an upgrade over both Luis Scola and Patrick Patterson as he’s a blend of what both players have to offer.

Young’s not quite the floor spacer that Patterson is (Young’s a career 32 percent three-point shooter) but he’s a little more efficient from the field than Scola is at this point (Young’s shooting 51 percent from the field this season).

Additionally, he would fit in well with the team’s current timeline as he’s only 27 years old and his current contract will look infinitely more team-friendly after this summer.

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