With an average of 15+4 forwards per game, in exchange for two 17+ backcourts!In the past 4 games and 3 wins, the Raptors have made a profit
Today's NBA regular season has ended, and many teams have won upsets, such as the Lakers defeated the Clippers with six consecutive wins 106-103, the Grizzlies defeated the Suns 121-115, the Mavericks defeated the Timberwolves 115-108, the Pelicans defeated the Kings 133-100, and the Raptors defeated the Warriors 133-118. In fact, the Warriors are not an upset, the current Warriors are not so strong, and the Raptors after the trade are indeed very good.
In this game, the Raptors lost the suspense of the game at halftime, they led by 27 points at halftime, although the opponent chased down to 14 points in the third quarter because of laxity, but the Raptors directly extended the lead to 25 points in the final quarter, and then the Warriors chased down to 15 points in garbage time to end the game. In this game, Curry shot 2 of 14 from the field, 0 of 9 from three-point range, got 9 points, 1 rebound and 6 assists, and played abnormally.
The Raptors were able to win thanks to Barrett's play, he shot 13 of 20 from the field, 5 of 8 three-pointers scored 37 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists, after being traded to the Raptors, it can be seen that the Raptors also want to train Barrett as the future of the team, giving him enough ball, Barnes and Sika took the initiative to let Barrett play, Barnes scored 6 points on 11 shots, and Sika scored 16 points on 11 shots.
The reason why the Raptors are willing to train Barrett is because of two aspects, the first is that he was born in Tanhua, and the draft template of that year is Maddy, the ceiling is extremely high and worth cultivating, and the second is that Barrett's hometown is Canada, if they can get a good relationship, the Raptors may keep a player who is expected to become a top star in the future for a long time. During his time with the Knicks, Barrett honestly didn't get many chances, he was just the team's three-in-command.
In the 4 games after joining, he averaged 21 points, 6.5 rebounds and 3 assists per game, with a shooting rate of 53.8%, a three-point shooting rate of 52.6%, and an average of 2.5 three-pointers per game.
Quickley has a good tandem with the team and is also the key to their win, Quickley shot 4 of 10 in the game, 1 of 4 three-pointers got 9 points, 5 rebounds, 10 assists and 1 steal, Quickley has been playing a role as a substitute during the Knicks period, his task on the court is only to score, but now it is different, Quickley has become the starting backcourt of the Raptors, and even served as some tandem team tasks, fortunately he did a good job.
Quickley has also played well since joining the Raptors, and he has adapted even faster than Barrett, averaging 17.3 points, 4.8 rebounds and 6.5 assists per game since joining, shooting 41.4% from three-point range and hitting 3 three-pointers per game. Compared with the Knicks period, there are more assists, and I believe that as the season deepens, his assist statistics will improve, and it is worth mentioning that 10 assists in a single game also set his season assist record.
If it weren't for the fact that the Knicks couldn't meet Quake's asking price, they would definitely not have given up Quickley, Quickley's asking price was not too high to be honest, he always wanted a 4-year contract of about 80 million, although the Knicks couldn't be satisfied, but the Raptors could, and in terms of his ability and potential, such a contract is not a loss, and the 3-for-3 deal made by the Raptors and the Knicks can be said to be a big profit.
Both sides are very profitable, the Knicks have strengthened their weak front, and now the team has a real No. 3 position, since Anunoby joined, the Knicks have not tasted a defeat, they have been 4-0 since the start of the season. Although the Raptors did not achieve 4 wins and 0 losses, after the trade was completed, they played 4 games and only lost one, and the competitiveness was also very good, and before the trade, the Raptors were 11-20 and only had a winning rate of 35%.
Although the 75% win rate of 4 games and 3 wins is difficult for a team like the Raptors to maintain for a long time, but they have indeed become stronger after the big trade, which is also an indisputable fact, although Anunoby is good enough, but the Raptors have Barnes and Sika two excellent forwards, they no longer have Anunoby's position, so Anunoby only averaged 15 points and 4 rebounds per game during his time with the Raptors this season.
And Anunoby is still out of contract in the offseason, so he is exchanged for a promising and long-term contract Tanhua, and a young player like Quickley, who not only solves the problem of congestion on the team's front, but also makes the team's lineup more reasonable, which is also the key to the Raptors' recent frequent wins, and they are expected to return to the top ten in the division. Speaking of which, what do you have to say about the current Raptors and Warriors? Welcome to leave a message to discuss.