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[QUOTE="jncuse, post: 4292747, member: 1969"]
The Raptors are clearly not out of their window to compete.

They won 48 games last year and their 6 key players were 28 or less - including a 20, 22, 23 and 24 year old, one of which was ROY.   They also have all their future draft picks.

Are they amongst the top contenders this year - no.   But with a bit of luck on the organic growth front and and a bit of luck on an opportunistic trade (with picks or via re-tool) they are not far away in future years.

As for Van Vleet he will be fine as a third or preferably 4th wheel for a while.   Right now Barnes and Siakam have surpassed him on the pecking order for next year.     Its getting other players to rise their game to let him fit into a smaller role. (And FVV buying into it, as he does play hero ball some times to his detriment)

I am perfectly fine trading FVV if he is part of a consolidation trade for a bigger piece.  But I am not trading him simply for futures either.

Raptors are not a team that should be tearing it down at this point.
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