From Mike_Ganter: Starting Gradey Dick immediately is best path for Toronto Raptors future.
Yes, they brought in Poeltl, but they have not steered away from stock-piling rangy 6-foot-9 players, as the Jalen McDaniels signing proves.
Dick would almost definitely struggle on the defensive side of the ball to begin, but that’s normal for most first-year players. He already has proven to be a quick study and certainly sounds like a consummate team player in every interview he has conducted, so it’s not like he won’t put in the effort.Article content
Barnes and Dick are the future of this basketball team. Both are above-average passers who have the potential to be a two-man nightmare for teams, but they need time to develop the kind of chemistry that will make the decisions second nature and make that duo all the more deadly.Article content Pascal Siakam was that guy back in 2016, when he started 38 games as a rookie. Yes, the Raptors were somewhat forced into that when Jared Sullinger’s injury upset their plans, but Siakam made it work.
The beginning of the end for last year’s team was when that selfishness crept into the lineup and guys were more concerned about getting their own numbers than making sure what they did helped the team win.A team that plays selfish quickly becomes a team with inner turmoil and, while that didn’t become apparent outside those locker room walls until much later in the year, the stories coming out now suggest that it happened rather early.
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