Shocking trade

It appears as though the rumors were true. In the past few weeks there has been a lot of speculation about the Raptors and what they are going to do to continuously build up their team and make it better. The rumor was that the raptors were thinking about giving up their back-up point guard Jose Calderon for someone who would give them more of a dominant presence on the court. This however was only a rumor and not many believed it to be true, seeing as how Calderon was one of the raptors most reliable and top scoring players. Calderon was the Raptors longest serving player since 2005; he had played his whole career so far with Toronto. Although Calderon had lost his starting position to Lowry this season he was still one of our go-to guys when situations were tough. He was known for making the 3-piont shots that the raptors needed sometimes to keep them in the game. As good as Calderon was for our Raptors team, it seems as though they thought we needed something new. In the previous days the Raptors traded not only Calderon but also Ed Davis to the Memphis Grizzlies for their small forward Rudy Gay. Gay is one of the Grizzlies top scorers and he had also been with them for his entire NBA career thus far.  It is uncertain how this trade will play out for the raptors because they received a small forward instead of another point guard or even shooting guard that could also handle the ball in tough situations. This puts more pressure on Lowry to step up his game because now he does not have a steady backup anymore. We hope that this trade is favorable for our Raptors team and maybe it will give them the push that we need. Unfortunately for Raptors Starting small forward Alan Anderson he is now going to have to share his spot with a new star. But Gay might just be that powerful presence that our team needs to finish.

Our Raptors team

This year has definitely been a year of big changes and has been filled with new ideas for the Toronto Raptors. A lot of people might argue that the team that they have put together this year is the best team that they have had in a long time. With the current record that they are able to hold onto they definitely still are not seen as one of the NBA’s all-star teams, but they are doing a little bit better than they have in previous years. A lot of credit has been given to the Toronto Raptors new head coach, Dwane Casey. He is said to have a great concept of how the sport should be played in Toronto and he is also known for his great defensive tactics. Dwane Casey along with the rest of the Toronto Raptors Coaches and head management staff has been able to put together a rather impressive lineup for us here in Toronto. Our new starting point guard and one of the main changes and most talked about player in Toronto is Kyle Lowry. He has been in the league for six years and has definitely created a buzz for himself as a new Raptor. Our Backup point guard is none other that Jose Calderon. Jose continues to be strong aspect for the raptors but he does not give us the push that we are expecting from Lowry. Our started shooting guard remains Demar Derozan; small forward is Landry Fields; power forward is Andrea Bargnani who is also the franchise player, and our centre is Jonas Valancunias . With this lineup it would still be pretty far fetch to say that the raptors have a champion ship team but we might just definitely be going in the right direction.