"I was paying close attention to the Sabonis chatter in these last few weeks, thinking it would only be a matter of time before the Raptors had a new big man in town. But, in what many Raptors fans should breathe a sigh of relief over, it appears the talks have halted as Toronto's front office is not willing to attach first-round draft capital in any deal, as per Michael Scotto. The Raptors have reportedly been open to attaching second-round picks to spice up the offer, but nothing further."
"Now, the rumored assets (player wise) on Toronto's side of the offer has been RJ Barrett and Ochai Agbaji (who just got traded to Brooklyn at the time of writing) to Sacramento. But ideally, a third team would need to be involved to take on Jakob Poeltl ( like Memphis perhaps), as the Kings seemingly have no interest in acquiring the aging big man - and to entice said third team, it would cost Toronto at least, a couple first-rounders to eat the salary."
"It's no secret by now that Toronto's name has been consistently attached as a potential Sabonis suitor for quite some time now. I first wrote about it around December, and things have only continued to heat up from there. However, it appears that a new tipping point has been reached, though not in favor of progress, as Toronto and Sacramento reportedly are not aligned on an appealing transaction."
Toronto and Sacramento are not aligned on a transaction to acquire Domantas Sabonis, causing trade talks to stall. Toronto's front office is unwilling to include first-round draft capital and has only offered second-round picks. Reported Toronto player assets in offers included RJ Barrett and Ochai Agbaji. The Kings have no interest in acquiring Jakob Poeltl, so a third team would need to absorb his contract and the Raptors would likely need to include a couple of first-rounders to match salary. The Raptors are committed to retaining prized draft assets. The Raptors should pursue low-risk, mid-tier contracts to upgrade center or add scoring guards.
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