NBA 2K18 My GM Tips: 30 Franchise-Saving Trades You Must Make
9. Toronto Raptors
Players out (position, rating, contract length/value, age):
Jonas Valanciunas C 81 2 yrs/$32M 25, Bruno Cabulco SF 67 1 yr/$2.45M 22, K.J. McDaniels SG 69 1 yr/$1.42 24
Players in:
Frank Kaminsky C 76 1 yr + 1 team/$2.85 24, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist SF 77 2 yrs + 1 player/$26M 24
Why it makes sense:
Trading away the starting center is a necessary step that the Raptors need to take in order to improve, because they prefer to play a rather fast-paced offense and Valanciunas is slowing them down most of the time.
That's why Kidd-Gilchrist is a better option for Toronto - he's fast and athletic.
Kaminsky is not a good interior defender, but with Ibaka and Nogueira the team is already good in that department, that's why it will benefit from a better outside-scoring big man than another solid rebounder and inside scorer.