Major Raptors Updates - Masai REVEALS Truth on Raptors Future and Sasha Vezenkov

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19 күн бұрын

Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri hosted a press conference with Scottie Barnes and Immanuel Quickley, where they revealed the truth about the team's future and plans moving forward, specifically with Sasha Vezenkov. Ben Rogers breaks it all down.
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@dimitriousk9368 17 күн бұрын

Those euro fans are absolutely insane, on a whole other level of fan love, I’ve seen it in person and the players truly want to ball out and win for them. The nba consistently sells out and it’s all about the superstars not about winning or showing up for the fans, perhaps that’s in play for Sasha. Not all players are about money.

@leogetz-rf1kf 16 күн бұрын

sasha vezenkov is not gonna come back to raptors unless they offer him a starting spot like olympiacos is offering for around the same money. sasha is not coming back to come off the bench. he was euro mvp and wants to start.

@p-square1430 17 күн бұрын

Rj needs to be more of a part of the cornerstone conversation.

@patrickwong4824 17 күн бұрын

I think he part of the conversation, but unlike IQ and Scottie, he is already locked in courtesy of the Knicks.

@ScottieDPOYY 16 күн бұрын

Yea, ever since him and IQ got here. IQ is talked of as future star and RJ always seems to be an afterthought. With us, RJ was the better of the two players and yet crickets

@yuffiel413 16 күн бұрын

he will be trded soon if he don't ply defense 😂

@Bakiphysique 16 күн бұрын

Yes unless we get cooper flagg lol

@IceManLikeGervin 16 күн бұрын

RJ may play the DeRozan role and used to bring in a superstar player via a future trade. But, yes, he should be in the conversation. I believe that RJ will become the #1 option on offense and average the most points per game on the team in 2024-25.

@liammmmcculloch 17 күн бұрын

Love the vids thanks

@ZyshanIbrahim 16 күн бұрын

Nice video Btw are you looking for video editor?

@iliapopov1397 16 күн бұрын

The Kings bought the 'King out Europe' and treated him with all the respect he deserves in the process of convincing him to sign, promising him substantial role, showing him how highly they value his offensive skills. He came to training camp, on the first day of practice amazed everyone by shooting 100+ threes without missing, and o the second day he has been told the Kings are switching styles, the want to be more of a defensive team and he does not tof well as he is not the best defender! He does not trust NBA, team officials, team coaches anymore. One more wrong move and his basketball career at its highest level is over. He needs guarantees from Raptors for a substantial role! Do not blame him, blame Mike Brown!

@salshan20 17 күн бұрын

Ayeee

@RaptorsDigest 17 күн бұрын

Ayeee

@leogetz-rf1kf 16 күн бұрын

@@RaptorsDigest surprised you didnt report gary trent jr wanting 25 million a year for 4 years and means gary wont be coming back as per josh lewenberg today basically jlew said gary is gone from raptors

@leogetz-rf1kf 16 күн бұрын

@@RaptorsDigest aaron rose of SI also reporting details of gary trent jr negotiations when he was able to be resigned and why gary wanting 100 million means he gone.

@ScottieDPOYY 16 күн бұрын

I said it before though I didn't say it well. Seemed like I meant tank but my thing is play for development and health, not wins. Everyone is getting injured these days and our guys are all young. Put them in uncomfortable positions and let guys get run. We don't need to play every 42 mins just to get the 6th seed type thing. The East has a lot of bottom feeders though so we naturally might make the playoffs even with that approach, we still need more assets before we go for it all IMO

@warwolf88 17 күн бұрын

Sacramento gave sasha a bad taste in his mouth about the nba i hope he gives the raptors a chance to show him some appreciation

@leogetz-rf1kf 16 күн бұрын

nope sasha vezenkov will only come back to raptors if they guarantee him a starting spot for season like olympicos is. he will get around the same money in greece starting. sasha not coming back to come off the bench for raptors.

@warwolf88 16 күн бұрын

@@leogetz-rf1kf then good riddance

@alexmagic8934 16 күн бұрын

@@leogetz-rf1kf Sasha would never ask for something like that. But he was very disappointed with the Kings because he didn't play much. Even in the games where he was hot, he didn't play enough. Sasha wants to work for a team where he feels needed. And where the coach trusts him 100 percent. I'm sure Sasha would be happy with 20 minutes per game.

@leogetz-rf1kf 16 күн бұрын

@@alexmagic8934 dont worry he is promised starting minutes in olympiacos for around the same money after raptors buy him out. so raptors offer of bench minutes isnt gonna be appealing for euroleague mvp who was starting in europe before he came to nba.

@leogetz-rf1kf 17 күн бұрын

bruce brown being traded right now is what teams willing to offer for him and it isnt a 1st round pick. its likely teams only offering 1 second round pick for bruce and raptors have to take back filler contracts so they likely not gonna do it. right now its only lakers and bucks who have interest who dont have cap space or alot of picks. its likely bruce brown is on the team and they try to flip him for a 1st round pick as an expiring at end of season to a team that wants to cut salary.

@IceManLikeGervin 16 күн бұрын

I see both Houston, LAL, LACs and Sacramento as potential trade partners for Brown. Las Vegas summer league will have all the NBA GMs/Presidents in one place and if a Brown (& Boucher) deal is going to get done it will be then.

@leogetz-rf1kf 16 күн бұрын

@@IceManLikeGervin houston doesnt want bruce brown, if anything they need a 3 pt shooter. they wont trade for 23 million dollar bruce brown. lakers and clippers have no cap space and are not willing to give a 1st round pick for bruce brown. i think masai is gonna hang onto brown until trade deadline and flip him then as an expiring. the way its gonna work if brown is traded is brown goes to another team, raptors take back some bad salary filler and a 2nd round pick. its probably better to hang onto him until trade deadline if that is the price as they lose nothing. he may be more valuable to a team wanting to cut luxury tax at deadline if his return is a 2nd round pick and bad filler contract coming back. brown is serviceable. they can feature brown in the offence to boost his value like siakam if they really want to get max return for him.

@IceManLikeGervin 16 күн бұрын

@@leogetz-rf1kfI disagree. There is a very good chance Brown may be traded during Vegas summer league. Time will tell. All the best.

@FillGaps 17 күн бұрын

M U we expect to resolve Sasha in a few days or a few months. Well yes in a few months is start of season.

@leogetz-rf1kf 16 күн бұрын

end of the day he could just retire and keep his money on the books for raptors and just resign with olympicos next season. raptors really dont have leverage here as he will only come to play for raptors if he is guaranteed a starting spot like in olympiacos.

@flynngoodwo 16 күн бұрын

Masai should be investigated for financial fraud, coz that Quickley contract doesn't make sense.. this organization is in the mud.

@Bakiphysique 16 күн бұрын

It will in a year or two relax

@paulwall7045 16 күн бұрын

Let's wait and see before u jump ahead of yourself. He's shown flashes. With extra rep and a full year with a team it'll only get better.

@jimclarence5441 15 күн бұрын

Not that I disagree with the Quickly contract but Masai and Webster have been horrid for the Raptors for five years. They don't draft well, and make bad signings, and the out of playoffs. Must say though, Masai always looks good.

@Bakiphysique 6 күн бұрын

@@jimclarence5441 that is true since the kawhi trade the only good thing theyve done is draft scottie

@leogetz-rf1kf 16 күн бұрын

masai ujiri conference today was just politically correct way of saying raptors are in rebuild. he said it even. you have to be realistic with raptors on how well they can do next season when no one on the team can ball handle well enough to create their own shot. means more half court problems. the raptors will be a bottom 6 team next year in 2025. detroit got better, and hornets go better, and i would even say the wizards got better signing JV. the bulls are still better than the raptors and the bulls have a good defence and a better coach with lavine and vuc the bulls are still a play in team. hawks are a play in team and in my opinion got better because they have defensive wings now and a more balanced team. hawks dont have their 1st round pick so they wont be tanking. i think the grizzlies will also be better than the raptors as well as the spurs. only team that got worse is really the nets. but the nets have a good defence and better coach so in my opinion they will be a bit better than the raptors. the asking price for the rest of the nets veterans is too high so they will keep them till trade deadline at least or just try to move them next year.

@mattkirilov1604 16 күн бұрын

Mike Brown's passive aggressive style burnt out the entire Kings squad last year and completely disenchanted Sasho Vezenkov with the league.

@leogetz-rf1kf 17 күн бұрын

sasha vezenkov is not coming back to raptors unless they guarantee him a starting spot. he will make the same money around with olympiacos and he will be a starter there. so that is the choice masai has. my bet is they buy out sasha so the raptors have a full mid level exception.

@leogetz-rf1kf 17 күн бұрын

gary trent jr is not gonna be back on the raptors with the log jam they have at sg. the raptors are in rebuild and those young guys will need playing time.

@normanhuntley5747 16 күн бұрын

Big mistake in my opinion!

@leogetz-rf1kf 16 күн бұрын

@@normanhuntley5747 gary trent isnt worth 25 million, and anyone who trades for him will be stuck with a very bad contract that you have to give assets to get off of.

@leogetz-rf1kf 16 күн бұрын

@@normanhuntley5747 it would be worse than a bruce brown contract because without the ball gary doesnt give you anything.

@normanhuntley5747 16 күн бұрын

@@leogetz-rf1kf imo Raptors unloaded an entire team,all thats left is Barnes.Myself dont think hesgoing to lead any team,let alone a team with as money holes as RAPS!

@leogetz-rf1kf 15 күн бұрын

@@normanhuntley5747 ya the problem is scottie barnes can ball handle well enough to create his own shot, and neither can anyone else on the team. so in reality there is no number 1 or 2 option on the team. so the half court offence will stagnate again because no one can ball handle to create their own shot or handle double and triple teams. that is the reality.

@andrewbryan595 17 күн бұрын

Did we forget Boucher? Where is he?

@leogetz-rf1kf 16 күн бұрын

darko being a dummy didnt play him so his value is zero in trade.

@ryank794 16 күн бұрын

@@leogetz-rf1kfhes unplayable in darko system. Get over it

@paulwall7045 16 күн бұрын

He hurt his own value. High volume shooter that doesn't shoot a high % doesn't do much else. His value was never worth alot. His shot looks more broken then when he first got into the league.

@paulclaro6261 16 күн бұрын

I want to know about the T Raptors. Dont give a rats ass about team Canada

@JayGoddBeats 17 күн бұрын

First

@warwolf88 17 күн бұрын

woopdy doo basil😂

@chad_b 17 күн бұрын

No one cares

@mogwai_for_sale 16 күн бұрын

sasha is off to a terrible start. he better fix this situation fast or we are going to have another goran on our hands.

@alexmagic8934 16 күн бұрын

He was given false promises by the Kings. That's why Sasha is disappointed. He's afraid the next NBA team will do the same to him. The Raptors have an advantage in having Darko. Darko knows Sasha pretty well.

@yzerfitz 17 күн бұрын

They still have Brown and too many guards while not having enough front court options. Will they change their tune and keep/use Boucher? This offseason has been somewhat interesting but it seems like this team is perpetually unbalanced. Project 6'9" that had no 5, to having no Pg depth, to morphing into too many guards and very little size up front. Since the championship there has been no real direction by management that has made any sense. I really hope they have a plan that isn't trying to reinvent the game again. 🤞

@absiyehassan36 15 күн бұрын

Can’t never sign anyone because no one wants to come here

@mattkirilov1604 16 күн бұрын

It is pronounced 'zen' like Buddhist Zen, then the rest is pronounced like the word 'cove.' Just spit it out, buddy, it's not that hard.

@1frogboy18 17 күн бұрын

Note that I said it here first : "The Toronto Raptors won't be a top contender for 3 years"

@calebbruyns3916 17 күн бұрын

No one expects them to be

@1frogboy18 17 күн бұрын

@calebbruyns3916 I Have always expected them to be but I'm going with the rebuild and I believe it'll take 3 years to process

@FillGaps 17 күн бұрын

If you mean contending as in top 3 I agree. If you mean in top 6 I think they could be there in 3 years if we develop well.

@dynasty5053 16 күн бұрын

But w3 are going to be a playoff team next year. Baby steps lol

@1frogboy18 16 күн бұрын

@@FillGaps yes!

@jordanlalonde2507 17 күн бұрын

Ben rogers is ten times better then rob from pensare. Rob is a hater

@UnprofessionalAthlete 17 күн бұрын

They don’t even do the same thing. Ben just gives you the news

@leogetz-rf1kf 16 күн бұрын

angry serb is a doofus. i stopped watching him when he started trying to say raptors are a playoff team next year and masai is gonna trade picks for 1 player to make the raptors mid for next 4 years with no picks.

@di_from_north4460 16 күн бұрын

That's an understatement! He thinks he's an insider, knows everyone, knows everything. NOT!!!! He talks down to people, holding himself out to be the authority. The way he bashed Pascal said it all. It went so far beyond 'not being a fit with Scottie', to hating on Pascal. Disgusting and all he talks about is being a good person. LOL.

@dynasty5053 16 күн бұрын

@@leogetz-rf1kfummm this raptors team are 1 year away from competing for a playoff spot. Time to catch up kiddo. We've been in rebuild mode ever since we drafted Scottie. Try to catch up

@paulwall7045 16 күн бұрын

Do you guys really believe it when you think toronto is in a position to tank? The east is literally weaker than ever. Top loaded only. Teams like Brooklyn, Washington, Chicago, pistons, and possibly atl are all worst teams. The ladder being the only team that we will have to watch and see. Miami butler is only getting older and falling off. Literally puts toronto in a playin whether we try or not. With how RJ played with us and IQ and Barnes only projected to be better also same as dick. How are the raptors not projected to be a playoff team?