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Thaddeus Young, the missing link of the Raptors? | NBA

Put aside in San Antonio, where the development of young people is now the priority, Thaddeus Young obtained his exit ticket last Thursday, day of the “trade deadline”. Sent to Toronto in exchange for Goran Dragic, the veteran will be able to relaunch his season, and more generally his end of career, in the Canadian squad, which intends to use its experience and versatility to continue to make its way in this East conference globally open this year.

Honestly, the only thing I care about is winning matches. In the end, it comes down to this, either we win the game or we lose it. […] I’ve always been someone who plays with a lot of energy and passion, and [cette équipe de Toronto] is on the same wavelength. “ judge the veteran. ” When I look at their squad, the way it is built, I see that there are a lot of players with stature and athletic qualities. It’s okay with me.

His profile indeed seems, on paper, perfect for the Raptors. A very large and athletic team, apart from their two backs Fred VanVleet and Gary Trent Jr, who like to run and play freely in attack, but who are above all able to disrupt opposing teams in defense with their versatility.

Like James Johnson in the mid-2010s, one can imagine Young thriving in Toronto in a post 4 “glue-guy” role, able to do a bit of everything without asking for the rest, within a high-performance team, where the hierarchy is defined.

I accept the challenge against anyone in defense. I have always been a complete defensive player, capable of defending several positions. I think that’s one of the reasons for my longevity. We have a lot of similar players, very long and athletic, we can all ‘switch’ in defense and create chaos in the opposing attack. So I’m very intrigued to see how this is all going to play out. I’m really happy to be here.

For Fred VanVleet, the contribution of Thaddeus Young in the locker room will be just as valuable as his contribution on the floor. ” I think he can provide advice, his experience. He’s the kind of guy who doesn’t make waves once he’s integrated into the group.

Shots Bounces
Players GM Minimum Shots 3 points LF Off Def Early pd bp Int CT party Points
Pascal Siakam 42 37.9 50.0 35.6 73.3 2.1 6.6 8.7 5.2 2.7 1.3 0.8 3.5 22.1
Fred Vanvleet 49 38.6 41.9 40.0 87.1 0.8 3.8 4.6 7.1 2.7 1.7 0.5 2.4 21.6
Gary Trent, Jr. 46 34.9 43.6 40.0 82.1 0.3 2.3 2.7 2.0 1.0 2.0 0.3 2.1 18.6
Ogugua Anunoby 40 37.1 43.9 35.6 74.3 1.6 4.0 5.7 2.7 1.8 1.6 0.6 3.0 18.0
Scottie Barnes 47 35.8 47.5 31.7 73.6 2.5 5.1 7.6 3.4 1.9 1.0 0.8 2.8 14.7
chris butcher 53 20.2 46.1 28.3 76.9 2.1 3.7 5.8 0.3 0.6 0.7 1.0 2.2 9.1
Goran Dragic 5 17.9 38.2 28.6 100.0 0.4 2.4 2.8 1.8 0.2 1.0 0.2 1.6 8.0
Dj Wilson 3 15.9 72.7 0.0 80.0 0.3 4.3 4.7 1.3 0.7 1.7 0.3 1.7 8.0
Precious Achiuwa 46 23.3 42.1 29.1 56.9 2.2 4.7 7.0 1.2 1.0 0.5 0.6 2.0 7.4
Svi Mykhailiuk 42 15.5 40.5 31.0 84.4 0.5 1.6 2.1 1.0 0.7 0.6 0.1 1.1 5.4
Juwan Morgan 1 27.4 66.7 50.0 0.0 2.0 2.0 4.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.0 5.0
Yuta Watanabe 24 14.9 40.0 35.6 53.8 0.6 2.3 2.9 0.6 0.7 0.3 0.5 1.3 5.0
Khem Birsh 29 18.7 48.6 0.0 75.0 2.3 2.2 4.5 1.2 0.6 0.8 0.4 1.6 4.9
Tremont Waters 2 20.9 25.0 22.2 0.0 0.0 2.0 2.0 3.5 2.0 2.0 0.0 1.0 4.0
Dalano Banton 45 11.9 41.5 26.2 62.5 0.6 1.6 2.2 1.6 1.0 0.5 0.2 1.2 3.6
Malachi Flynn 32 9.1 37.3 30.8 66.7 0.2 0.9 1.1 1.0 0.3 0.4 0.1 1.0 3.1
Daniel Oturu 3 9.1 50.0 0.0 60.0 0.3 1.3 1.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.3 3.0
Justin Champagnie 30 8.4 48.3 40.9 100.0 1.2 0.9 2.1 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.1 1.1 2.5
isaac bonga 13 5.1 23.1 25.0 66.7 0.3 0.2 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.5 0.2 0.8 0.8
Sam Dekker 1 0.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
david johnson 2 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

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