"From Scratch to Contender — The Smartest Rebuild in the NBA"
📆 PHASE 1: THE 2025 RESET — FULL REBUILD BEGINS
🧹 Tear Down:
Out: Gradey Dick + RJ Barrett
To Grizzlies: 🔁 In return: • Brandon Clarke, John Konchar, Vince Williams Jr. • 2026 1st-round pick (MEM) • 2030 pick swap rights (MEM) • 2031 1st-round pick (MEM)
📦 PHASE 2: TRADE STRATEGY & VALUE ACQUISITION
🔁 Trade 1: SAS Trade
Out: Brandon Ingram + Ja’Kobe Walter + 2nd
In: • Keldon Johnson • Harrison Barnes • Top-5 Protected 2026 1st-round pick (via SAS)
🔁 Trade 2: 3-Team Deal (TOR–PHX–IND)
Out: Jakob Poeltl + 2032 1st-round pick
In: • Mark Williams
🔁 Trade 3: MIL–OKC–TOR Swap
Out: Immanuel Quickley, Jamison Battle, 2030 2nd-round pick
In: • Ajay Mitchell, Kyle Kuzma, AJ Green
🏀 PHASE 3: THE DRAFT WAR CHEST
🧠 2026 NBA Draft Class (via own + MEM + SAS picks)
#7: Braylon Mullins — sharpshooting wing
#8: Dash Daniels — athletic 2-way SG
#11: Darius Acuff Jr. — elite scoring PG
#38: Malachi Moreno — rim protector
#54: KJ Lewis — combo guard
Undrafted signings: Aden Holloway, Eric Dailey Jr. (2-ways)
🧠 2027 NBA Draft Class
#6 (Raptors): Miika Muurinen — 6'10" Finnish stretch forward
2nd-round pick traded to Spurs
💰 PHASE 4: CONTRACT OPTIMIZATION & CAP CONTROL
✂️ Expiring Contracts/Cap Clearance
Released after expiration: Keldon Johnson, Royce O’Neale, John Konchar, Brandon Clarke, Vince Williams Jr., Kyle Kuzma, Johnathan Mogbo, AJ Lawson
Kept & Extended: • Mark Williams, Ajay Mitchell, Harrison Barnes (3yr / $21M) • Ben Simmons signed in free agency (1+1 prove-it deal ~ $3-5M AAV)
💸 Cap Cleared: $82M (expirings) + $25M (from trade margins) = $107M total flexibility
✍️ PHASE 5: EXTENSIONS & FREE AGENCY SPLASH
🔐 Core Extensions:
Scottie Barnes: 5yr / $255M
Darius Acuff Jr.: 5yr / $120M
Dash Daniels: 4yr / $60M
Braylon Mullins: 4yr / $56M
CMB (Collin Murray-Boyles): 4yr / $56M
Mark Williams: 5yr / $80M
Malachi Moreno: 3yr / $30M
Jamal Shead: 3yr / $21M
Holloway & Dailey Jr.: $3–5M/year
💣 2029 Free Agency Splash:
Signed Jaylen Brown (UFA): 2yr / $80M (Strong fit as veteran scorer/wing leader for Finals push)
📋 2030 Raptors Depth Chart
Pos Starter Bench Reserve/Depth PG Darius Acuff Jr. Jamal Shead Aden Holloway SG Dash Daniels Ajay Mitchell Eric Dailey Jr. SF Jaylen Brown Braylon Mullins Miika Muurinen PF Scottie Barnes CMB Ben Simmons C Mark Williams Malachi Moreno Sandro Mamukelashvili W/F — Harrison Barnes AJ Green (shooter)
📈 Win Projections (2029–2032)
Season Wins Tier Notes 2029–30 59 Contender Jaylen + Acuff/Scottie core 2030–31 60+ Finals contender Full chemistry + elite bench 2031–32 56 Still elite Jaylen aging, core still improving 2032–33 TBD Dependent on next FA Pivot point year after Jaylen
🔁 PHASE 6: STRATEGIC REPOSITIONING (2031 Offseason)
🧩 Move: Sign-and-Trade Jaylen Brown
Jaylen Brown enters FA at age 34
Sign-and-trade option: 3yr / $75M → sent to a contender
Possible Return: • 1–2 future first-round picks • Young 3&D wing or shot-blocking big • Trade Exception (~$25M)
🧩 Optional Additional Moves:
Trade Ben Simmons (if value returns)
Move veteran depth (Barnes, Green) for seconds or flexibility
🧠 Final Outlook (Post-2031)
Still built around: Acuff, Scottie, Dash, Mullins, CMB, Mark Williams
Deep bench with two-way contributors
Flexibility to retool again in 2032 FA
Strong asset base with extra picks + swap rights + trade exceptions
Championship window remains open through 2034