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
I feel like Toronto is a PG away from being relevant again. Maybe trade OG for assets but then flip those on draft night for the nest PG they can find and then re-sign Siakam. There’s a solid group of guys up there, they just lack play making. They lost Lowry and VanVleet steadied the ship but now he’s gone too. Schroder is playing above expectations but hes not good enough to be a focal point of an offense. That team is full of guys who are really good but I wouldnt want the ball in any of their hands with 10 seconds left on the clock.
As for who I think they should pursue, no idea. We’re a trade deadline and a playoffs away from the offseason and things can change rapidly.
TL;DR
This roster is pretty decent top to bottom, getting a good playmaker at the expense of OG could do a lot for them.
There’s no bench and no shooters. Very low chance to sign a big FA. No FRP this year. They need a lot of pieces.