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Originally Posted by JonnyA
I think Pacers would take that, as who knows what happens to Toronto.
Problem with this type of deal is that is only makes sense for teams that are all-in short term - which only fits for Cleveland since they need to do everything to convince James to stay. For team like Toronto, adding PG doesn't really move needle at all - just gets you to second best in the East, and that is not worth the huge downside risk.
hmmm, they're already a clear 2nd best in the East and adding PG would definitely close the gap on the Cavs+ his prime fits in well with the rest of the team's age (Raptors have about 3-4 more years left in their window). A PG13,DD, KL, Ibaka lineup is one that would matchup really well with all teams. They could probably convince PG13 to re-sign, just would be really deep into the tax with DD/Ibaka/Lowry/PG13 making a combined 110MM.
If they can still keep some of their bench assets (Powell, Poeltl) then they may not need the 1st round picks in the future as they won't have room/ playing time for them anyway. They would probably be awful and have to blow it up in 2021/2022 and tank for a few years- Pacers would get something good eventually in the trade.