<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/suns-news-thad-young-buyout-woj-espn-phoenix');   ga('set', 'title', 'Suns: What Thaddeus Young buyout target will bring to Phoenix team');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/young.webp"></figure><h1>Suns: What Thaddeus Young buyout target will bring to Phoenix team</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-02-13T12:14:32-08:00">February 13th, 12:14pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-02-13T12:14:32-08:00">February 13th, 12:14pm</time><address><a>Trevor Booth</a>Trevor Booth is a beat writer covering the Phoenix Suns, in addition to working as an associate editor. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in sports journalism from Arizona State University in 2021. Booth is passionate about his faith, video games, sports with friends and making the most of his time with his girlfriend when he's not working.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Phoenix Suns reportedly <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/suns-news-thaddeus-young-agrees-to-contract-after-nets-trade" rel="noopener">signed Thaddeus Young</a>, finally. Young is someone the Suns have wanted for the past two years, specifically.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Free agent F Thaddeus Young is finalizing a deal to join the Phoenix Suns, sources tell ESPN. More veteran, frontline depth for the Suns’ stretch and playoff run. Young has spent the past two-plus seasons with the Toronto Raptors. <a href="https://t.co/Ilyq2leTx2">pic.twitter.com/Ilyq2leTx2</a></p><p>— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) <a href="https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1757434214578811261?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 13, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Young’s $8 million salary is enough to slide under the $12.8 million figure the Suns capped at for the buyout market. Phoenix is said to be interested in another player, with The Arizona Republic’s Duane Rankin reporting the Suns’ potential interest in longtime player Danilo Galinari.</p><p>Here is a preview of Young’s strengths, which is something Phoenix is using to seemingly build a small-ball centric lineup with defensive versatility outside of 7-footer Jusuf Nurkic. The Suns <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/kings-suns-prediction-odds-pick-how-to-watch-2-13-2024" rel="noopener">play</a> the Sacramento Kings, a Pacific Division rival, Tuesday.</p><h2>Young strengths</h2><p>Young is one of the more crafty players in the league. He is left-handed, which means he will force defenders to shield their body in help-side defense at a different angle than normal.</p><p>Young has the ability to hit from mid-range and drive to the basket.</p><p>Young, who is 35 years old, in 2021 was named the NBA’s hustle award winner. Young is someone who plays like Josh Okogie, who is known for being a pesky on-ball defender and a transition threat to finish above the rim.</p><p>Young, according to Statues, is one of three players all-time to average 12+1 points and over five rebounds and a steal per game while shooting over 50 percent from the field and 30 percent from three, including the Lakers’ legend Magic Johnson and current superstar and arguably the best player ever, LeBron James.</p><p>Young has spent the last two seasons with the Toronto Raptors. Although he is not a high-volume scorer like before, he remains a threat around the short corner and could be used in the high post. The Suns have faced zone defenses, so Young can attack the basket and also pass out since he averaged a career-best 4.2 assists per game in 2020-21.</p><p>Lefties can make defenses shift. They force defenders, specifically around the block, to commit higher than usual, opening driving lanes for Young/themselves and either cuts or open threes from corner players.</p><p>Typically, that makes help-side defenses have to either trace Young or commit to corner 3-point shooters. Young, who is 6-foot-8, can use his transition athleticism and even play at the elbows to force defenses to commit. Suns guard Grayson Allen and forward Kevin Durant would see plenty more 3-point looks if Young is capable of scoring at the rim.</p><p>Suns coach Frank Vogel is defensive-minded. Young is someone who has a 7-foot-1 wingspan, which can make him dangerous one pass away or as a rim protector.</p><p>Phoenix’s small-ball lineup with Durant, Allen, Devin Booker, Bradley Beal, Eric Gordon dominated the Sacramento Kings. Could Young be someone who could play a small-ball five with Durant helping him?</p><h2>Young development</h2><p>At 35, it is unclear if Young will be able to be a capable role player for 15-plus minutes. Phoenix also has O’Neale, who figures to be a starter next to the Suns’ Big 3 in the future because of his 29-game experience as a playoff starter with the Utah Jazz and Brooklyn Nets. O’Neale is also a prolific 3-point shooter, and Young isn’t (32.8 percent for his career and 17 percent around, this season in 2023-24).</p><p>Young is going to have to be fast. The Suns are among the slowest teams in the NBA, which is something assistant Kevin Young and his offensive group must improve. Phoenix has been credited with simplifying its offense but the Suns need to be faster in the half-court.</p><p>Young can be a small-ball five in lineups without Durant. With Durant, he can play the four, which would give the Suns a unique front court at 6-foot-8 and 7-feet (Durant jokes he is not, but he is), respectively, that can attack the rim and push the full court pace in transition.</p><p>Here are some of Young’s percentiles in respective offensive and defensive categories from Bball Index.</p><h2>  Expectations</h2><p>Young is someone who can be reliable as a small-ball five.</p><p>He may not earn more minutes than O’Neale, but he figures to be an upgrade from a proven player projection over Eubanks.</p><p>Stay tuned for more on Young and the Suns from ClutchPoints’ Trevor Booth.</p><p> </p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Suns: What Thaddeus Young buyout target will bring to Phoenix team

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/suns-news-thaddeus-young-agrees-to-contract-after-nets-trade');   ga('set', 'title', 'Thaddeus Young joins Suns after Nets trade');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Suns_news_Thaddeus_Young_joins_Phoenix_after_Nets_trade.webp"></figure><h1>Thaddeus Young joins Suns after Nets trade</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-02-13T08:23:21-08:00">February 13th, 8:23am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-02-13T08:23:47-08:00">February 13th, 8:23am</time><address><a>Brett Siegel</a>Brett Siegel joined ClutchPoints as a credentialed NBA insider and reporter in May 2023 after previously covering the NBA for Fastbreak on FanNation and NBA Analysis Network, as well as working with Louisville Basketball. From playing to coaching to covering the game as a media member, Brett has been involved with the game of basketball from many different perspectives. Breaking the news of various free agent signings, yearly NBA Draft news and other key stories around the league, Brett is always on the phone, getting the latest news and rumors around the NBA. Be sure to follow him on Twitter @BrettSiegelNBA.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Phoenix Suns and veteran big man Thaddeus Young are <a href="https://x.com/wojespn/status/1757434214578811261?s=20" rel="noopener">finalizing a deal</a> for the remainder of the 2023-24 season, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">🚨 Thaddeus Young is finalizing a deal to join the Suns, per <a href="https://twitter.com/wojespn?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@wojespn</a>. <a href="https://t.co/pHbJafVxuv">pic.twitter.com/pHbJafVxuv</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1757434657895784675?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 13, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Young, 35, is currently in the midst of his 17th NBA season and will embark on a new journey with his eighth different team. After beginning the year with the Toronto Raptors, Young was shipped to the Brooklyn Nets with Dennis Schroder at <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/grading-nets-raptors-trade-spencer-dinwiddie-dennis-schroder" rel="noopener">last week’s trade deadline</a> in a deal that sent Spencer Dinwiddie to the Raptors. The Nets waived him upon arrival, allowing Young to sign with any other team in the league.</p><p>The Suns currently find themselves 31-22 on the season and in a position to contend for a title. While he may not be the same impactful player he once was earlier in his career, Young will provide this team with some much-needed frontcourt depth and leadership in the locker room.</p><p>Prior to being traded by the Raptors, the veteran had played in 23 total games this season, averaging 5.0 points and 3.3 rebounds per game while shooting 62.1 percent from the floor. For his career, Young has averaged 12.2 points and 5.7 rebounds per game while shooting 50.3 percent from the floor.</p><p>Outside of Jusuf Nurkic and Drew Eubanks, Phoenix is thin in terms of who they can turn to in the frontcourt. While older, Young has always been a reliable option at either the power forward or center positions. His experiences around the league and sturdy play will present upside to a team whose only goal is to win a championship this season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Thaddeus Young joins Suns after Nets trade

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/raptors-news-thaddeus-young-reacts-to-darko-rajakovic-destroying-refs-after-lakers-loss');   ga('set', 'title', 'Raptors’ Thaddeus Young reacts to Darko Rajakovic destroying refs after Lakers loss');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Raptors-Thaddeus-Young-reacts-to-Darko-Rajakovic-destroying-refs-after-Lakers-loss.webp"></figure><h1>Raptors’ Thaddeus Young reacts to Darko Rajakovic destroying refs after Lakers loss</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-01-10T07:50:16-08:00">January 10th, 7:50am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-01-10T07:50:16-08:00">January 10th, 7:50am</time><address><a href="https://letterboxd.com/splooshpuhrty/films/by/your-rating/">Jedd Pagaduan</a>Jedd Pagaduan is a certified Clippers and Gunners fan, which means he's a very sports-traumatized individual. He now writes about sports instead as a form of therapy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Toronto Raptors feel like they got the short end of the stick on Tuesday night when the referees granted the Los Angeles Lakers plenty of opportunities at the charity stripe late in their 132-131 loss. Head coach Darko Rajakovic, in particular, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/raptors-news-darko-rajakovic-lays-into-refs-nsfw-tirade-controversial-loss-lakers" rel="noopener">was not pleased</a>. He went berserk in his postgame presser, calling out the referees for what he perceived to be preferential treatment in the Lakers’ favor, which would surely net him a hefty fine in the coming days.</p><p>Nevertheless, this fiery rant from Rajakovic is exactly why the Raptors, even though they’re losing ground in the Eastern Conference standings, are still playing so hard and giving it their all on a nightly basis. Veteran big man Thaddeus Young, who made his first start of the season in Jakob Poeltl’s absence, explained Rajakovic’s impact on the team <a href="https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/39276976/raptors-darko-rajakovic-furious-officiating-loss-lakers" rel="noopener">in the best manner possible</a>.</p><p>“It just says that he’s all for us as a family, as a team. We’re always going to stick together. We’re always going to be behind one another as a family, as a team. We’re always going to stick together, and he’s always been behind us since day one coming in here. We love Darko to death. We think the world of Coach, and we definitely appreciate him going to bat for us,” Young said after the Raptors’ loss, via ESPN.</p><p>This is one of the best things a coach can instill in a team — togetherness. Talent may be what puts teams over the top in the league, but team chemistry should not go overlooked amid a team’s transition from a middling team to a contender. Darko Rajakovic, in his first season as Raptors head coach, is already establishing himself as someone his team can go to bat for, as he shows he’s willing to do the same for them.</p><p>What a stark contrast this is for the Raptors, a team that<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/raptors-news-why-toronto-fired-nick-nurse" rel="noopener"> had a strong disconnect</a> between its players, its former head coach Nick Nurse, and the front office to end last season. Even though the manner in which Thaddeus Young and company lost to the Lakers is frustrating, the signs are there that there may be a turnaround coming for Toronto sooner than one would think.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Raptors’ Thaddeus Young reacts to Darko Rajakovic destroying refs after Lakers loss

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According to multiple reports, the Raptors have agreed to deals with free agents Chris Boucher and Thaddeus Young to keep both players in Toronto. <a href="https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1542633812194123776?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1542633812194123776%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fclutchpoints.com%2Fwp-admin%2Fpost-new.php">Adrian Wojnarowski reports</a> that Boucher and the Raptors have agreed to terms on a new three-year deal that will pay the big man $35.25 million.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Chris Boucher is returning to the Toronto Raptors on a three-year, $35.25M deal, his agent Sam Permut of <a href="https://twitter.com/RocNationSports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@RocNationSports</a> tells ESPN.</p><p>— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) <a href="https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1542633812194123776?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">June 30, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Boucher will earn an average annual value of $11.75 million per season, and will keep him on the roster through the 2024-25 season.</p><p>Last year in Toronto, Boucher averaged 9.4 points, 6.2 rebounds, and 0.9 blocks per game. He featured in 80 contests for the Raptors, drawing nine starts on the year and averaging 21.1 minutes per game. The 29-year-old carved out a nice role for himself with the Raptors and will look to expand on it throughout the life of his new contract.</p><p>As for Young, <a href="https://twitter.com/ChrisBHaynes/status/1542636272920846337">Chris Haynes reports</a> that the veteran forward has agreed to a two-year, $16 million deal to extend his stay in Toronto. The deal will also include performance-laden incentives, which can increase the contract’s overall value, though it was not specified what benchmarks Young would need to achieve to unlock the incentives, nor how much more he could potentially earn.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Free agent forward Thaddeus Young has reached an agreement with the Toronto Raptors on a two-year, $16 million deal with the addition of performance incentives, his agents Jim Tanner and Max Wiepking of <a href="https://twitter.com/_tandemse?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@_tandemse</a> tell <a href="https://twitter.com/YahooSports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@YahooSports</a>.</p><p>— Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) <a href="https://twitter.com/ChrisBHaynes/status/1542636272920846337?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">June 30, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Young has been in the NBA since 2007, having been a journeyman for much of his career. He has enjoyed stints with the Philadelphia 76ers, Indiana Pacers, Chicago Bulls, Brooklyn Nets, Minnesota Timberwolves, San Antonio Spurs, and the Raptors. Last year in Toronto, after being acquired from the Spurs at the trade deadline, Young averaged 6.3 points, 4.4 rebounds, and 1.2 steals per game.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Chris Boucher, Thaddeus Young agree to deals with Raptors

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '');   ga('set', 'title', 'Grading the Raptors-Spurs trade involving Goran Dragic, Thaddeus Young');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Grading-the-Raptors-Spurs-trade-involving-Goran-Dragic-Thaddeus-Young.jpeg"></figure><h1>Grading the Raptors-Spurs trade involving Goran Dragic, Thaddeus Young</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-02-10T14:54:07-08:00">February 10th, 2:54pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-02-10T14:54:07-08:00">February 10th, 2:54pm</time><address><a>Kendall Capps</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">FanDuel</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Toronto Raptors and San Antonio Spurs pulled off <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/raptors-news-toronto-trades-goran-dragic-to-spurs-for-thad-young/" rel="noopener">one of the many trades</a> made right before the trade deadline Thursday. The Raptors acquired Thaddeus Young, Drew Eubanks and a 2022 second round pick. The pick comes via the Detroit Pistons. In return, Toronto sent Goran Dragic and a protected 2022 first round pick back to the Spurs.</p><p>The Raptors are possibly the hottest team in the NBA right now. They have won seven straight games, vaulting them all the way to sixth in the deep Eastern Conference. Clearly, Toronto is trying get better and make a surprisingly deep run, similar to what we saw last year from the Atlanta Hawks.</p><p>Meanwhile, the Spurs are at the other end of the spectrum. They have lost seven of their last 10 games and are 20-35 on the season. The Spurs are looking to the future and this trade backs up that premise.</p><p>Here are the draft grades for the Toronto Raptors and San Antonio Spurs.</p><p><i><b><a href="https://servedby.flashtalking.com/click/8/172484;6215875;369307;211;0/?ft_width=1&amp;ft_height=1&amp;gdpr=%24%7BGDPR%7D&amp;gdpr_consent=%24%7BGDPR_CONSENT_78%7D&amp;us_privacy=%24%7BUS_PRIVACY%7D&amp;url=32672520" rel="noopener">Click here</a> to Bet $5, Win $280 on either team in Super Bowl 56 (56-1 Odds)</b></i></p><p><i>*To claim, new users need to register, make a first-time deposit, and then simply place their first real-money wager on FanDuel Sportsbook on any NFL team playing in the NFL Super Bowl to win their matchup. All winning bets will be fulfilled within 72 hours if they win.*</i></p><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/FanDuel-Super-Bowl-Promo.jpg"></figure><h2><b>Grading the Toronto Raptors – San Antonio Spurs trade</b></h2><p><b>RAPTORS – (B+)</b></p><p>From Toronto’s side, this move made a lot of sense. Dragic has only played in a handful of games this season due to his decision to leave the team for a personal matter. He wasn’t doing any good in Toronto after spending the previous six plus seasons with the Miami Heat.</p><p>In return, they landed a proven veteran that can eat up minutes and play efficient basketball. Thaddeus Young is in his 15th season in the NBA. So, he is no spry chicken. But he has always been a consistent performer when on the court. Despite his advanced age (33), his shooting percentages have gone even higher in recent years.</p><p>Toronto features the three players who average the most minutes per game in the entire NBA. Fred VanVleet, Pascal Siakam and OG Anunoby play more minutes than anyone, leaving <a href="https://twitter.com/Sportsnet/status/1491762641605378058">a really short bench</a>. The addition of Young should allow their wings and forwards to get a bit more rest knowing an offensive option is still on the court.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">The Raptors are one of the hottest teams in the NBA. But with the trade deadline only hours away, imagine how much better they'd be with more depth? (<a href="https://twitter.com/michaelgrange?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@michaelgrange</a>)<a href="https://t.co/ZQ7sSsZOGA" target="_blank">https://t.co/ZQ7sSsZOGA</a></p><p>— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) <a href="https://twitter.com/Sportsnet/status/1491762641605378058?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">February 10, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Young is only averaging six points per game with the Spurs this season, but has only played 14 minutes per game. So, he should have plenty left in the tank for the stretch run, as long as his legs hold up.</p><p>Toronto has reportedly already waived Eubanks. But the draft pick certainly sweetens the pot. The pick in the upcoming draft is from the Detroit Pistons. Detroit currently owns the worst record in the NBA. So, their second round pick is darn near a first rounder.</p><p>The pick they acquired is 1-14 protected this year. If it does not convey, it is protected 1-13 next year. More than likely, it will not convey either year. In which case, it becomes two second rounds picks in the future. Not all that valuable, hence not receiving an A grade.</p><p><b>SPURS – (B)</b></p><p>Obviously, San Antonio is in the middle of a rebuild. Young was barely playing, so including him in a deal made sense. Dragic is expected to be bought out, so the franchise will save some cap space. But the biggest part of the deal for San Antonio is the draft pick.</p><p>The pick they acquired is 1-14 protected this year. If it does not convey, it is protected 1-13 next year. San Antonio would then receive two second round picks the following year. The Raptors currently are the #6 seed in the Eastern Conference.</p><p>As hot as the Raptors are, they might get even better after making this deal. So, it appears likely they will make the postseason this season. If that happens, the pick will be transferred to San Antonio this year. The Spurs earn some cap space and a mid-first round pick for a couple of guys they barely played, not a bad haul.</p><p> </p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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2023-24 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
5.0	3.3	2.2	0.1	0.8

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