Doug Smith: I don’t know if it will happen but I do know there is mutual interest between Antetokounmpo and the Raptors. The wild card is the fee. However I additionally suppose the Raptors are uniquely positioned to make a pretty provide that received’t wreck their franchise or roster. I’d make the case {that a} logjam on the wings makes them deep sufficient that in the event that they needed to pay even two out of Gradey Dick, Ochai Agbaji, Ja’Kobe Walter, RJ Barrett, Jonathan Mogbo would nonetheless go away sufficient to fill out a reasonably good crew with promising younger gamers nonetheless growing. Plus, they’ve all their picks, so giving a first-rounder yearly for, say, 4 years, leaves sufficient. -via Toronto Star / June 2, 2025
