The Mavericks are keeping close tabs on a Siakam trade. The Mavs need a center and have targeted Hawks big man Clint Capela. They would gladly help facilitate a multiteam trade between the Hawks and Raptors if they can add Capela in the deal.<\/p>\n
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A potential three-team swap would send Siakam and center JaVale McGee to the Hawks while the Mavs would acquire Capela and small forward Garrison Matthews. The Raptors would receive forward De’Andre Hunter, swingman Tim Hardaway, Jr., a first-round pick, and four second-round picks to complete the trade.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
The Hawks would send draft compensation to the Raptors that includes a 2029 first-round pick and two second-rounders. The Mavs would also send the Raptors a couple of second-round picks as well.<\/p>\n
The Hawks enter this upcoming season with a win total of 42.5 over\/under. Despite the low win total, they’re the second favorite to win the Southeast Division at +190 odds behind the reigning Eastern Conference champion Miami Heat at -185 odds.<\/p>\n
The Hawks are +6500 odds to win the NBA championship next season, and they’re +2200 odds to win the Eastern Conference title.<\/p>\n
Canadian Rebuild, Ice-Cold Futures<\/h2>\n The Raptors won one playoff series since their championship run during the 2018-19 season with Kawhi Leonard. They missed the postseason twice in the last three seasons.<\/p>\n
With a 41-41 record last season, the Raptors finished in ninth place. They qualified for the Eastern Conference Play-In Tournament, but lost to the Chicago Bulls and missed a chance to secure the #8 seed.<\/p>\n
The Raptors fired head coach Nick Nurse at the end of the season and hired Darko Rajakovi\u0107 to replace him. Nurse recently landed a new job as the head coach of the Philadelphia 76ers.<\/p>\n
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The Raptors are looking to rebuild the team around forwards Scottie Barnes and OG Anunoby. They selected guard Gradey Dick out of Kansas with the #13 overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft, and hope to add more draft capital by trading Siakam.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
The outlook for the Raptors next season looks bleak. Oddsmakers installed the Raptors with a win total of 36.5 over\/under, which hints at a losing season in 2023-24.<\/p>\n
After winning the Atlantic Division six times in seven seasons between 2014 and 2020, the Raptors fell on hard times with last-place finishes in two out of the previous three seasons.<\/p>\n
Oddsmakers at DraftKings believe the Raptors will finish in last place once again. They’re a long shot to win the Atlantic at +2500 odds.<\/strong><\/p>\nIt’s not surprising that the Raptors are a long shot to win the 2023-24 NBA championship at +10000 odds next season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
In the latest batch of NBA trade rumors, the Indiana Pacers and Atlanta Hawks are favorites to acquire power forward Pascal Siakam in a trade with the Toronto Raptors. Siakam is a two-time NBA All-Star and won the 2019 NBA Most Improved Player during the same season the Raptors won the NBA championship. Damian Lillard […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":281712,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[83079,1074],"tags":[83196,84253,83265,81033,83080,83195,87154,81736],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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