Jakob is going to get us a better package in a trade than the one we got for pascal if he keeps this up. His value is rising right now and Masai has to sell high on him. We’ve played this game in the last couple years and not sold high on guys and regretted it.
Great idea trade the only 7 Footer we have thats capable of dominating the paint and cleanin the glass on both ends. Everyone underestimates yak because he's not the flashiest or doesn't drop 40 or 50 in a game but he completely Stuffs the stats sheet in every category and is a double double machine and triple double threat. On top of that the Raptors can only win a game when he's on the floor every time he leaves the floor they are negative plus minus . Give the man his flowers already
@@LoganLun-e5v its that or pay yak 120-128 million for 4 years in early contract extension in summer or pull a siakam/fred and get two 2nds at trade deadline or lose him for nothing when he opts out of his contract in summer of 2026. also if you sign jakob, there is no money for RJ the following season, because rogers wont pay luxury tax. personally i want to see masai slow roll jakob into a contract year, get low balled at trade deadline and then lose yak in free agency in 2026 when they gave up a top 8 pick for him. would be funny. you know from words yak has said he doesnt want to be on a rebuilding team after he left spurs lol..
@@giovanni-ed7zqi’d be pretty disappointed if they traded. Hes the first canadian to play for us thats anything close to a star and hes still only 24 he could get even better
I just watched next year's draft class' debut video, and I got to say Ace Bailey looks hella nice. He looks like a generational talent too. He definitely has #1 potential.
Please Masai trade Portal before he gets hurt and his value drops. Portal missed time the last 4 seasons. Any injury especially if it's for much time will drop his value for trade. This season should be focused on getting draft picks and developing young players. Also if raptors get healthy with Portal raptors could go on winning streak which would ruin chances of getting a top 5 pick . The top 5 picks in 2025 are supposed to be really good. Raptors I believe have the future centre in Ulrich Comanche but he is only 18 and might take 2 seasons in Gleague. If raptors can get a top 5 pick with the good young talent they already have. Next season I could see them getting high as 4th in the east next season. Especially if they get Flag who is really good on both ends of the floor. Because right now the biggest weakness is defense on the raptors. Portal, Brown and Boucha should all get traded they are to old for raptors timeline and getting draft picks capital could help in making some huge trade for a super star when raptors are ready to compete
Yak is a high IQ player… He figures out what’s needed for us to compete and adjusts accordingly. His offensive game is just evolution of this. This dude is killin it!
yep and he is in a contract year next year. early contract extension looking at 30-32 million a year for 4 years with player option in 4th year for yak the way he playing. means have to trade RJ or move him for less next season after you pay yak cuz rogers wont pay luxury tax.
We only need to be in the bottom 4 to be in a good position to draft high. Losing early games to other bad teams is key to the strategy. We will win some random games against good teams later when healthy.
not after they trade jakob. they have to trade yak or pay him an early extension of 120-130 million over 4 years in summer. his value decreases when he goes into contract year til he opts out of his player option in summer of 2026 where he is UFA. also you pay yak, have to trade RJ cuz rogers wont pay luxury tax. RJ has a contract coming up also
To play a natural center position like Jak (especially w/o the 3 ball) takes a few years to get accustom to - and the fact he is 3-4 years old then the core, is a great thing, he needed the time to hit his stride like most natural centers in the NBA.
there is a problem with early extension in summer where yak will ask for 30-32 million a year for 4 years. you dont extend and you get less and less value for yak at trade deadline and when he opts out of his player option in summer of 2026, can lose him for nothing after you gave up a top 8 pick in UFA. RJ has a contract coming up also so have to pick 1 because rogers wont pay luxury tax.
@@giovanni-ed7zq You are assuming this, unless you have inside infor??? There is always going to be the next guy up and no cap room, always! Gradey next, then O'j, then if Walter turns out, then if you get Flagg. I said the other day on here, this team will win on Gradey, Flagg and SB, the rest will get shipped out! maybe even Scottie too before they win another chip.
@@smartenuphumans the difference is rogers wont pay luxury tax for a rebuilding team. and yak and rj contracts coming up. also rogers gets to buy out tannenbaum in summer to become majority owner as well.
@ben rogers next year is jakob poeltl contract year. so early contract extension next summer is probably 120 million over 4 years for yak. could be 128 milllion even with a player option in 4th year cuz toronto has to overpay. they pay yak that money, means no money for RJ the year after because rogers wont pay luxury tax. if masai slow rolls yakob into next season like siakam/fred, looking at two 2nds at trade deadline on an expiring, or even possibly lose yak for nothing when he opts out of his contract to be an RFA in summer of 2026. considering raptors gave up a top 8 pick for yak, it would be funny if they lost him for nothing in free agency
its about luxury tax. RJ has a contract coming up and if you pay yak, have to trade RJ cuz rogers wont pay luxury tax. yak looking at 120-130 million over 4 years with new us cable tv contract with a player option in 4th year in early summer extension in 2025. you slow roll it like siakam/fred on an expiring its two 2nds at deadline or risk losing yak in free agency in summer of 2026.
The raptors have to get their injured players back before you can make a verification of what you truly need to complete on a high level. The biggest problem they have at this time is lack of cohesion on offense and defense at critical times during the game. They are very young with a lack of leadership in critical moments with Scottie injured.Their way up is a little far off.
yak also in contract year next year with his player option so his max value is now. you go into summer and dont give him his 30-32 million a year for 4 years, looking at two 2nd rounders at trade deadline in 2026 or let him opt out and lose him for nothing in summer of 2026. you sign yak, no money for RJ and have to move him for max value now or arrive at same situation in RJ contract year.
have to trade yak or RJ cuz they have contracts coming up and rogers wont pay luxury tax. yaks early contract extension in summer looking at 120-130 million for 4 years with player option in 4th year. if ya pay yak or decide to, then RJ needs to be traded now for max value.
@@OctoMatoe depends how the evaluations go on chet and hartenstein. if hartenstein needs surgery or is re-injured, i can see them dumping hartenstein 30 million a year contract for a 20 million a year contract in yak.
@@OctoMatoe yaks gonna ask for 30-32 million a year for 4 years in early contract extension in summer of 2025 so the raptors have to move him now if they want max value. if they sign yak they have to trade RJ also cuz rogers wont pay luxury tax, and RJ contract coming soon also.
Definitely sell high with Jakob. The team will be far worse with him not in the lineup so we’ll get a better pick this year. Kinda the opposite of when they acquired him. And we could probably score a pretty good haul for him. Had they sold him for FVV and Siakam this team would be in a much different position right now…
keeping yak means trading RJ. yaks early contract extension in summer of 2025 is 120-130 million over 4 years. rj has contract coming soon also. rogers wont pay luxury tax. likely have to overpay hartenstein money for yak to sign with a rebuilding team so could be 30-35 million a year even for yak for 4 years since its toronto.
Someone gotta overpay to get him simple its hard to find really good centres in this league that arent superstars that are on 30-40 million dollar deals with the way poeltl is playing his contract is a steal
We need ace Bailey not flagg(bust). Poetl needs to go. No need for 30yo center on rebuilding raptors. Trade him to pelicans for herb Jones hawkins and Brandon Boston.
Also really got interior finisher who knows angles. He also knows what to do with the ball in his hands to keep possessions safe. Along with also being a great stopper and rebounder. There aren’t many complete interior centres like this in the league
Raptors as a poor team overpaid for Poeltl. Poeltl has played well but don't know how much he can continue to be so "dedicated" when he is overused on a poor team.
Jokob is not a star center... what are smoking? Would be best to trade him now to get max value. Raps will definitely be on of the 3 worst team in the nba.. we will draft no worse than 5th. Tike to cash out Yak.. dnt even wait for rhe trade deadline do it now.
It’s gonna get a lot worse before it gets good that’s all imma say 😂 as a raps fan I am in for the long run the team has a very high potential in the future
Poetel sucks. Who can’t put up numbers on this team. ACE BAILEY is better than cooper Flagg don’t get caught in the hype. Bailey a better shooter and better guard skills at 6”9. I’ll take flag if Bailey is off the board
@@notAlo905 what are you talking about bro? I’m bothered cuz he said yak is a star level center. I want his ass traded together with Bruce brown as well. You don’t know shit
@@liam_2052 as long as you want him traded brother lol same team. His trade stock is def up rn. We’d get good pieces for him. I might be shell shocked by ‘fans’ who actually want us fighting for a play-in spot
And jakob is not a part of our future. He can’t shoot. He doesn’t fit the future of the nba dude. Please stop talking of him being a star, you DONT KNOW BASKETBALL.
Jakob is going to get us a better package in a trade than the one we got for pascal if he keeps this up. His value is rising right now and Masai has to sell high on him. We’ve played this game in the last couple years and not sold high on guys and regretted it.
Great idea trade the only 7 Footer we have thats capable of dominating the paint and cleanin the glass on both ends. Everyone underestimates yak because he's not the flashiest or doesn't drop 40 or 50 in a game but he completely Stuffs the stats sheet in every category and is a double double machine and triple double threat. On top of that the Raptors can only win a game when he's on the floor every time he leaves the floor they are negative plus minus . Give the man his flowers already
@@LoganLun-e5v its that or pay yak 120-128 million for 4 years in early contract extension in summer or pull a siakam/fred and get two 2nds at trade deadline or lose him for nothing when he opts out of his contract in summer of 2026. also if you sign jakob, there is no money for RJ the following season, because rogers wont pay luxury tax.
personally i want to see masai slow roll jakob into a contract year, get low balled at trade deadline and then lose yak in free agency in 2026 when they gave up a top 8 pick for him. would be funny. you know from words yak has said he doesnt want to be on a rebuilding team after he left spurs lol..
@@LoganLun-e5v basically its trade yak or trade RJ this season for max value.
@@giovanni-ed7zqi’d be pretty disappointed if they traded. Hes the first canadian to play for us thats anything close to a star and hes still only 24 he could get even better
I mean to say RJ mb
I just watched next year's draft class' debut video, and I got to say Ace Bailey looks hella nice. He looks like a generational talent too. He definitely has #1 potential.
Please Masai trade Portal before he gets hurt and his value drops. Portal missed time the last 4 seasons. Any injury especially if it's for much time will drop his value for trade. This season should be focused on getting draft picks and developing young players. Also if raptors get healthy with Portal raptors could go on winning streak which would ruin chances of getting a top 5 pick . The top 5 picks in 2025 are supposed to be really good. Raptors I believe have the future centre in Ulrich Comanche but he is only 18 and might take 2 seasons in Gleague. If raptors can get a top 5 pick with the good young talent they already have. Next season I could see them getting high as 4th in the east next season. Especially if they get Flag who is really good on both ends of the floor. Because right now the biggest weakness is defense on the raptors. Portal, Brown and Boucha should all get traded they are to old for raptors timeline and getting draft picks capital could help in making some huge trade for a super star when raptors are ready to compete
I think chomche will be amazing. Scary similar physically to giannis when he got to the league
ye, and everytime he got hurt the defense went down and raptors lost even more than before
Fixs the names...
@@bakedben670 thunder poached branden carleson from 905 also
Yak is a high IQ player… He figures out what’s needed for us to compete and adjusts accordingly. His offensive game is just evolution of this. This dude is killin it!
yep and he is in a contract year next year. early contract extension looking at 30-32 million a year for 4 years with player option in 4th year for yak the way he playing. means have to trade RJ or move him for less next season after you pay yak cuz rogers wont pay luxury tax.
We only need to be in the bottom 4 to be in a good position to draft high. Losing early games to other bad teams is key to the strategy. We will win some random games against good teams later when healthy.
not after they trade jakob. they have to trade yak or pay him an early extension of 120-130 million over 4 years in summer. his value decreases when he goes into contract year til he opts out of his player option in summer of 2026 where he is UFA. also you pay yak, have to trade RJ cuz rogers wont pay luxury tax. RJ has a contract coming up also
It’s obvious we are tanking because we keep having an exciting first 3 quarters and then tank on the last quarter.
@ben rogers you didnt mention thunder poached branden carlson from 905.
To play a natural center position like Jak (especially w/o the 3 ball) takes a few years to get accustom to - and the fact he is 3-4 years old then the core, is a great thing, he needed the time to hit his stride like most natural centers in the NBA.
there is a problem with early extension in summer where yak will ask for 30-32 million a year for 4 years. you dont extend and you get less and less value for yak at trade deadline and when he opts out of his player option in summer of 2026, can lose him for nothing after you gave up a top 8 pick in UFA. RJ has a contract coming up also so have to pick 1 because rogers wont pay luxury tax.
@@giovanni-ed7zq You are assuming this, unless you have inside infor???
There is always going to be the next guy up and no cap room, always! Gradey next, then O'j, then if Walter turns out, then if you get Flagg. I said the other day on here, this team will win on Gradey, Flagg and SB, the rest will get shipped out! maybe even Scottie too before they win another chip.
@@smartenuphumans the difference is rogers wont pay luxury tax for a rebuilding team. and yak and rj contracts coming up. also rogers gets to buy out tannenbaum in summer to become majority owner as well.
@giovanni-ed7zq I'm not sure the point you want to make. Ok fine. Rogers won't pay according to you - wtf you want from me ?
It's quietly been the Poeltl era of Raptors basketball, and I love it
@ben rogers next year is jakob poeltl contract year. so early contract extension next summer is probably 120 million over 4 years for yak. could be 128 milllion even with a player option in 4th year cuz toronto has to overpay. they pay yak that money, means no money for RJ the year after because rogers wont pay luxury tax. if masai slow rolls yakob into next season like siakam/fred, looking at two 2nds at trade deadline on an expiring, or even possibly lose yak for nothing when he opts out of his contract to be an RFA in summer of 2026. considering raptors gave up a top 8 pick for yak, it would be funny if they lost him for nothing in free agency
It's a tricky one either way we would get good value like you said he would still be good 2 years from now
its about luxury tax. RJ has a contract coming up and if you pay yak, have to trade RJ cuz rogers wont pay luxury tax. yak looking at 120-130 million over 4 years with new us cable tv contract with a player option in 4th year in early summer extension in 2025. you slow roll it like siakam/fred on an expiring its two 2nds at deadline or risk losing yak in free agency in summer of 2026.
The raptors have to get their injured players back before you can make a verification of what you truly need to complete on a high level. The biggest problem they have at this time is lack of cohesion on offense and defense at critical times during the game. They are very young with a lack of leadership in critical moments with Scottie injured.Their way up is a little far off.
reality is when you 3 and 20 by time guys get back, its over aleady.
btw i am being generous giving raptors another win in next 9 games so they have 3 wins.
yak also in contract year next year with his player option so his max value is now. you go into summer and dont give him his 30-32 million a year for 4 years, looking at two 2nd rounders at trade deadline in 2026 or let him opt out and lose him for nothing in summer of 2026. you sign yak, no money for RJ and have to move him for max value now or arrive at same situation in RJ contract year.
rogers wont pay luxury tax so you have to pick yak or RJ
Dont get rid of Poetl!
have to trade yak or RJ cuz they have contracts coming up and rogers wont pay luxury tax. yaks early contract extension in summer looking at 120-130 million for 4 years with player option in 4th year. if ya pay yak or decide to, then RJ needs to be traded now for max value.
Would love a package from OKC
OKC NEEDS A CENTER 🤔
They have their centers, they are just hurt. Chet and Hartenstein are quality centers. They wouldnt spend good asset for a temporary center
@@OctoMatoe depends how the evaluations go on chet and hartenstein. if hartenstein needs surgery or is re-injured, i can see them dumping hartenstein 30 million a year contract for a 20 million a year contract in yak.
@@OctoMatoe yaks gonna ask for 30-32 million a year for 4 years in early contract extension in summer of 2025 so the raptors have to move him now if they want max value. if they sign yak they have to trade RJ also cuz rogers wont pay luxury tax, and RJ contract coming soon also.
I wonder how many time we can trade him 😂
Definitely sell high with Jakob. The team will be far worse with him not in the lineup so we’ll get a better pick this year. Kinda the opposite of when they acquired him. And we could probably score a pretty good haul for him. Had they sold him for FVV and Siakam this team would be in a much different position right now…
Keep Yak
keeping yak means trading RJ. yaks early contract extension in summer of 2025 is 120-130 million over 4 years. rj has contract coming soon also. rogers wont pay luxury tax. likely have to overpay hartenstein money for yak to sign with a rebuilding team so could be 30-35 million a year even for yak for 4 years since its toronto.
Really, you know how to play basketball
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@@RaptorsDigest thunder poached branden carleson
Someone gotta overpay to get him simple its hard to find really good centres in this league that arent superstars that are on 30-40 million dollar deals with the way poeltl is playing his contract is a steal
We need ace Bailey not flagg(bust). Poetl needs to go. No need for 30yo center on rebuilding raptors. Trade him to pelicans for herb Jones hawkins and Brandon Boston.
Jacob is a nice center but it's not a "star". He's a reliable defensive center with playoff experience. No need to overstate things.
Also really got interior finisher who knows angles. He also knows what to do with the ball in his hands to keep possessions safe. Along with also being a great stopper and rebounder. There aren’t many complete interior centres like this in the league
yaks having a career year, need to move him so we dont have to pay him hartenstein money in early extension in summer of 2025
Raptors as a poor team overpaid for Poeltl. Poeltl has played well but don't know how much he can continue to be so "dedicated" when he is overused on a poor team.
Jokob is not a star center... what are smoking?
Would be best to trade him now to get max value. Raps will definitely be on of the 3 worst team in the nba.. we will draft no worse than 5th. Tike to cash out Yak.. dnt even wait for rhe trade deadline do it now.
I think he's okay, they just need a better big man to compliment him. I think Masi is making some bad moves too.
Facts, he's super mid. He's a solid defensive player and rebounder, but his lack of athleticism and ability to score over 10 feet away is ridiculous.
If we trade him, then we’ve traded him twice ffs
Whats wrong with that?
Sell high.
Hell nah
Great for Jakob, however the Raptors stink...Way to many turnovers, way to many fouls and their ability to blow 4th quarter leads is so depressing.
It’s gonna get a lot worse before it gets good that’s all imma say 😂 as a raps fan I am in for the long run the team has a very high potential in the future
They purposefully lose the 4th so we can get a high draft pick
That’s what happens with young teams. It’s all part of the process. They don’t come out of the package ready to go.
@@Steven-b2f7m I agree, unfortunately every year we hear the same story... and the following year it's rinse and repeat
Raptors crying for a good big now they have one and the weak needs are trade him now. They have played great games but lost by 2 in a lot of games.
😂😂😂😂😂😂
Poetel sucks. Who can’t put up numbers on this team. ACE BAILEY is better than cooper Flagg don’t get caught in the hype. Bailey a better shooter and better guard skills at 6”9. I’ll take flag if Bailey is off the board
You should just stop commenting
@@Steven-b2f7m you dont know anything about ball. mute up.
I. Seriously bothered by this vid.
He needs to be traded for assets ASAP. We need as much young talent as possible.
@@amiller2121 don’t waste your time w fans who want a win now mentality out of this team 😂
@@notAlo905 what are you talking about bro? I’m bothered cuz he said yak is a star level center. I want his ass traded together with Bruce brown as well. You don’t know shit
@@liam_2052 as long as you want him traded brother lol same team. His trade stock is def up rn. We’d get good pieces for him. I might be shell shocked by ‘fans’ who actually want us fighting for a play-in spot
Omg dude I almost unsubbed after u said jakob is a star level Center. What’s is your deal? Damn, I really don’t know if I’m staying
And jakob is not a part of our future. He can’t shoot. He doesn’t fit the future of the nba dude. Please stop talking of him being a star, you DONT KNOW BASKETBALL.
Isn’t this guy a member😂 of the
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@@QuinnNBAya and this vid got me by surprise. STAR LEVEL CENTER? Cmon Ben
amir johnson. for real?