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Trade Options For The Toronto Raptors

By Justin Rowan

May 27, 2016; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Toronto Raptors guards Kyle Lowry (7) and DeMar DeRozan (10) sit together on the bench during a time out against Cleveland Cavaliers in game six of the Eastern conference finals of the NBA Playoffs at Air Canada Centre.The Cavaliers won 113-87. Mandatory Credit: Dan Hamilton-USA TODAY Sports
May 27, 2016; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Toronto Raptors guards Kyle Lowry (7) and DeMar DeRozan (10) sit together on the bench during a time out against Cleveland Cavaliers in game six of the Eastern conference finals of the NBA Playoffs at Air Canada Centre.The Cavaliers won 113-87. Mandatory Credit: Dan Hamilton-USA TODAY Sports /
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Mar 12, 2016; Dallas, TX, USA; Dallas Mavericks forward Chandler Parsons (25) speaks with an official during the second half against the Indiana Pacers at American Airlines Center. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 12, 2016; Dallas, TX, USA; Dallas Mavericks forward Chandler Parsons (25) speaks with an official during the second half against the Indiana Pacers at American Airlines Center. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports /

3. Chandler Parsons

This one gets a little tricky, as Chandler Parsons opted out of his contract and will be exploring free agency and would only be available to the Raptors if Dallas was willing to do a sign-and-trade.

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The Raptors do not have the cap space necessary to sign Parsons straight up, so a sign-and-trade would be the only option.

Because an S&T is the only option, the Raptors couldn’t use the draft picks as trade bait. Rather, they would have to use both picks and then hope Dallas was interested in the rights to either or both players chosen.

Parsons is another player who could play in a positionless role similar to Gallinari. Like Gallinari, he also comes with a checkered injury history.

The Mavericks are also a team in flux, after making the playoffs this season, they are far below the level of a contender and will need to rebuild soon as Dirk Nowitzki approaches retirement.

Signing Parsons long-term doesn’t make a ton of sense given the fact that he’ll be 28 next season and wouldn’t fit into a rebuild.

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A signing with Toronto isn’t incredibly likely given the number of teams that will be pursuing him in a relatively bare free agency period, but if he has interest in it this would be a worthwhile target for the Raptors and the Mavericks would avoid letting him walk for nothing.

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