Siakam and OG have been in the news for trade talks for years. Now that Siakam is on the last year of his contract, and OG in his 2nd to last year looking for an extension, Masai has put himself in a hole just like he did with Kawhi Leonard, Marc Gasol, Serge Ibaka, Danny Green, Fred VanVleet.
Siakam is averaging less points, rebounds, assists, steals, and blocks from last year. He’s shooting 19% from 3. He’s having his worse season since 2018.
OG is avereging less Points, rebounds, assists steals, and blocks from last year. He went from having 2.0 steals last year to 1.0 this year. This is also his worst year since 2018
Now they either have to pay Siakam a 200-300 mil contract, or sell him cheap for a 3 month rental. They either have to max or near max OG, or sell him for less value than they could have a year or two ago
Masai has been the worst executive/GM since the raptors championship 5 years ago, and the Raptors are suffering in eastern conference purgatory because of him
yes. man was handed kawhi and failed to build after him
I feel like it completely shattered his expectations of trade deals, dude wants to get a superstar + role player in every trade and doesn’t budge. Lost VanFleet for nothing too.
man wants to be overpaid for his talents as well. and while theres nothing wrong with that at some point u need to leave ur pride on the door before u lose everything for nothing
FVV offers were no good. I think at most it was a bucks pick which is a glorified 2nd round pick.
and the FO didn’t expect a team to offer him 40M/yr
Remember when all the Raptors fans thought they were getting Giannis because of his connection to Masai? When Masai and Raptors fans wanted a 1st round pick for all their players last season yet this team of “elite players worth a 1st round pick” barely made the play in that season.