2. Re-sign Serge Ibaka
Serge Ibaka is arguably playing the best basketball of his career. He is not leading the league in blocks per game like he used to with the OKC Thunder, but his game is so much more than that now.
The Raptors finally changed Ibaka to playing most of his time at center in the year they won their championship and his game is flourishing. In the last two seasons, Ibaka averaged a combined 15.2 points per game while shooting 52.2 percent from the floor.
Ibaka has averaged double figures while shooting over 50.0 percent before. However, he has not done that since he started shooting more than 2.3 attempts from deep a game. This is an incredible number for a player who had to add the 3-point shot to his game throughout his career.
Last season Ibaka averaged 15.4 points, 8.2 rebounds, 1.4 assists 0.8 blocks, and 0.5 steals in 27.0 minutes per game. All of these numbers, except for the blocks per game, were higher than his career numbers.
Ibaka shared the starting duties with Gasol last year. Now that Gasol is leaving, it is crucial that the Raptors lock Ibaka up on a solid deal. Such is the importance of the 30-year-old. This will likely be his last big deal and if the Raptors cannot secure his signature, this will leave a huge hole in the middle.