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Centre switcharoo: Gasol goes to Lakers, Baynes comes to Toronto

Well, at least that one didn’t come after midnight.

Marc Gasol is the latest Toronto Raptor to leave The North for the City of Angels. Only this time, it’s not the Clippers doing the poaching, it’s the Los Angeles Lakers:

The deal looks to be for two years although financial terms were still being finalized as of this writing.

The Raptors quickly pivoted to Plan C at centre: moments later, news dropped that Aron Baynes had agreed to come to Toronto (er, Tampa):

Free agent center Aron Baynes has agreed to a two-year, $14.