Raptors: Toronto are moving forward with their trio of Barnes, Barrett and Quickley with Gary Trent Jr, Schroder and Dick coming off the bench in the guard position. They don’t really see a point of having a valuable asset in Bruce Brown going to waste so they have a chance to trade him for some nice pieces moving forward. They get Grimes a young backup SG who can be apart of Toronto’s future going forward bringing great overall defence off the bench. They get Fournier who can add solid shooting off the bench and when his contract ends can create cap space that they can use in free agency. Lastly they get a FRP in 2025 which might not be very valuable as it’s from the bucks but is nice to get a young piece as apart of your team moving forward.

Knicks: NY are looking to make some noise in the east which means they are going to need to create a stronger team. A perfect piece to have coming off the bench is Brown a player who fills out everything a competitive team needs to win a championship. Brown knows how to win with a competitive mindset and knowledge of what it’s like to win. If the Knicks what to be competitive trading there vault of picks before they are now longer valuable this is a move they can do.