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What And Why For Us - Raptors
- Trade poor ball handlers - Miles, Anunoby, Ibaka, Valanciunas
- Keep good ball handlers - VanVleet, Siakam, Wright
- Trade future money to clear contracts - Lowry, Ibaka, Valanciunas, Miles
- Keep core for chemistry, fans, future - Wright, Powell, Siakam, VanVleet
- Gain young star player to combine with Siakam for future - Holiday
- Gain stretch four and three point shooting for playoffs this year - Mirotic
- Possible great team for both this year and next year with shot at title
- Possible young stars lineup for future - Holiday, Leonard, Siakam, Davis
Trade
- Pelicans - Raptors
- Lowry - Davis
- Ibaka - Holiday
- Valanciunas - Mirotic
- Anunoby - Hill
- Miles - Johnson
- 2021 1st Rd Pick - X
- 2020 2nd Rd Pick - X
This Year
- Holiday - VanVleet - Loyd
- Green - Wright - McCaw
- Leonard - Powell - Johnson
- Siakam - Mirotic - Hill
- Davis - Monroe - Boucher
Next Year
- VanVleet - Loyd
- Holiday - Wright
- Leonard - Powell - Hill
- Siakam - Boucher
- Davis
What And Why For Them - Pelicans
- Combine some current players along with some future players - Raptors advantage over other teams
- Take poor contracts and players that Pelicans don't want in order to sweeten the deal - Hill, Johnson
- Current players to transition with good team next year - Lowry, Moore, Anunoby, Randle, Ibaka
- Future players to combine with Lowry or Ibaka going forward - Anunoby, Valanciunas, Picks
- Pelicans get rid of all future contracts beyond next year, other than small Anunoby contract
- Pelicans get potential young two way star with Anunoby and offensive threat with Valanciunas
- Could sit Lowry and Valanciunas because of injuries to increase odds of high pick in draft
- Could trade Ibaka and/or Lowry next year - Jackson, Payton, Anunoby, Randle, Valanciunas