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2016 NBA Trade Deadline Grades For All 30 Teams

By Gerald Bourguet

Nov 30, 2014; Phoenix, AZ, USA; Phoenix Suns forward Markieff Morris (11) drives to the basket under pressure from Orlando Magic forward Tobias Harris (12) at US Airways Center. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 30, 2014; Phoenix, AZ, USA; Phoenix Suns forward Markieff Morris (11) drives to the basket under pressure from Orlando Magic forward Tobias Harris (12) at US Airways Center. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jan 6, 2016; Brooklyn, NY, USA; Toronto Raptors center Jonas Valanciunas (17) reacts with Toronto Raptors point guard Kyle Lowry (7) and Toronto Raptors power forward Patrick Patterson (54) against the Brooklyn Nets during the fourth quarter at Barclays Center. The Raptors defeated the Nets 91-74. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports /

Toronto Raptors

If the Toronto Raptors wanted to upgrade the power forward to really make things interesting for the Cavaliers out East, they failed in their task. The Raptors didn’t make a single trade at the deadline, though their list of movable assets outside of Patrick Patterson were slim.

That’s the problem with being a good, well-balanced team; to bring in a difference-maker, you’ve got to give up a piece of that equation that could throw the whole team chemistry off.

The Raptors didn’t believe Markieff Morris to be that difference-maker at the 4-spot, and Ryan Anderson didn’t happen either. Toronto is still a damn good team carried by its backcourt, but we’ve also seen that backcourt fizzle out in the playoffs twice before.

Toronto may not be heading for another disappointing first round exit this year, but it’s hard to see them knocking off the Cavs in a seven-game series without having made a move at the deadline to improve.

Grade: C

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