NBA Trade Deadine 2018: The Case For Marco Belinelli

Through 45 games in 2017-18, the Raptors look like a very good (and fun) team. With a 17-3 home record and an 18-2 record against sub-.500 teams, they have a solid grip on the 2-seed in the East and are every inch the team that knows how to take care of business in the games they should win.

Despite all the progress, the Raps are have a few issues around the edges. The two major weaknesses that jump off the page are outside shooting (26th in the NBA in three-point percentage) and rebounding (15th in the league, and significantly worse whenever Jonas Valanciunas sits). While it will be highly unlikely that they’ll be able to fill both needs externally at the deadline — with very limited cap…