The Toronto Raptors might have won yesterday, and might have shown some decent flashes of better play over the past week, but that certainly isn’t enough to quiet the trade rumors surrounding the team. Standings-wise, the Raptors are still stuck in that miserable middle — well out of the play-in tournament but not in the bottom four (where the highest lottery odds reside).
And unlike most other teams that occupy the same territory, the Raptors have very good players (and are a competently run franchise!) so with the NBA Trade Deadline one month away, it’s no surprise that A) there’s a lot of interest in Toronto’s players and draft assets, and B) other teams are waiting to see what the Raptors do before they start making moves of their own.