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10 Ways to deal with the Toronto Raptors withdrawal

By Demar Grant

May 7, 2017; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Toronto Raptors guard DeMar DeRozan (10) lays on the floor as Raptors guard Cory Joseph (6) tries to assist during the fourth quarter in the second round of game four of the 2017 NBA Playoffs against the Cleveland Cavaliers at Canada Centre. Mandatory Credit: Nick Turchiaro-USA TODAY Sports
May 7, 2017; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Toronto Raptors guard DeMar DeRozan (10) lays on the floor as Raptors guard Cory Joseph (6) tries to assist during the fourth quarter in the second round of game four of the 2017 NBA Playoffs against the Cleveland Cavaliers at Canada Centre. Mandatory Credit: Nick Turchiaro-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jan 31, 2017; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Toronto Raptors forward DeMarre Carroll (5) lays on the court during the second half at an NBA game against the New Orleans Pelicans at Air Canada Centre. The Raptors won 108-106 in overtime. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Sousa-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 31, 2017; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Toronto Raptors forward DeMarre Carroll (5) lays on the court during the second half at an NBA game against the New Orleans Pelicans at Air Canada Centre. The Raptors won 108-106 in overtime. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Sousa-USA TODAY Sports /

Play with the Trade Machine to figure out a way to get DeMarre Carroll the hell of the Raptors

It’s hard to place Carroll in Raptors lore. He’s the biggest free agency signing in Raptors history but he’s made such a marginal that he’s possibly the most forgettable. Although Carroll hasn’t necessarily been a disaster for the Raptors, he never realized the position he was supposed to fulfill.

Hit threes and play defense, that’s all the Raptors needed him to do and he struggled in both this year to the point that Norman Powell was supplanting him in the starting lineup during the playoffs. The Raptors are stuck in a catch-22 though, they need a better small forward because Carroll is decomposing, which makes the team worse. In order to get a better swingman the Raptors need to trade one of their vital support pieces which means the team would get worse anyways. Try and figure out that conundrum, it could take you all summer.

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