The team hasn’t changed that much, save for the loss of VanVleet, so it all come down to the coach.
to make any lingering ill feelings from the first wave of free agency dissipate.Darko RajakovicTeam president Masai Ujiri and general manager Bobby Webster are unlikely to have any major moves left to make after the Friday flourish that saw guardleave, centre Jakob Poeltl return and guard Dennis Schröder added to a roster that is almost full.
They do have some trade chips, like Thad Young, whose $8-million contract they guaranteed late Friday night, or Otto Porter Jr., whose value may only be to help a low-spending team get to the salary floor and avoid any penalties. But it was also when Nick Nurse was the head coach and a change in that spot may end up being the biggest off-season move Toronto makes. The focus will soon shift to Rajakovic, who has yet to have his team in one gym at the same time but who could alleviate a lot of ill will that is aimed at Ujiri and Webster today.
And now that his roster is basically set, he’ll have one big decision to make immediately. Does he start Scottie Barnes as the de facto point guard, with Trent, O.G. Anunoby, Pascal Siakam and Jakob Poeltl with him, and leave Dennis Schröder in his usual backup spot? Whether Ujiri and Webster miscalculated the trade deadline is a matter of opinion. It is not a good to have a respected franchise linchpin like VanVleet leave of his own volition in a deal that yielded no tangible return from the team that took him.
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