An interesting post in The Sporting News provided a reminder of how early the NBA trade deadline arrives this season. All trades must be finalized and in to the league office by 3:00pm on February 8, 2018. That night the Toronto Raptors play their 58th game, meaning there’s still nearly a third of the season to go.
The league apparently wants to have teams’ rosters finalized prior to the All-Star break. Whatever – I’m only interested in what effect the early date might have on the Raptors’ plans.
Masai Ujiri made a couple of moves prior to last year’s deadline.