Title: Raptors NBA Trade Deadline 2024 Primer: Rules, assets, future outlook and more
Date: January 23, 2024
Original Source: Sportsnet
Synopsis: In my latest at Sportsnet, I broke down all of the CBA rules at play for the Raptors at the NBA trade deadline.
TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors jumping the gun on the trade market has done this annual column a bit of a disservice. While it remains, in my estimation, a useful tool to bookmark for the weeks leading up to the Feb. 8 NBA trade deadline, this transaction season feels a little less intense, given the Raptors have already made the two biggest moves they, and perhaps anyone, will make.
So, we’ll save the Silverstein references for 2025 and get right down to business.
A year ago at this time, the Raptors dealt a first and two seconds for Jakob Poeltl. The year prior, it was a first for Thad Young and a second. And, more instructively, in 2021 they turned Norman Powell into Gary Trent Jr. and superfluous soon-to-be free agents Matt Thomas and Terence Davis II into mid-second round picks. There’s always room for additional tweaking under the headline items, even if it’s not sexy.
What is sexy is complying with the collective bargaining agreement. What follows is an explanation of the different assets the Raptors have available to them, the CBA rules regarding trades, and other areas for clarification that people historically ask about.
Blake Murphy Sports Writing 