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NBA Trade Deadline: What effect does the Blake Griffin move have on the Raptors?

Blake Griffin, he of comedic and also basketball fame, is on his way from the bright lights of Los Angeles to the Motor City. That’s right, the Detroit Pistons have swung a blockbuster deal for the superstar power forward, who turns 29 in March.

On Monday night, reports surfaced that a deal was struck between Los Angeles and Detroit, sending Griffin, Brice Johnson, and Willie Reed to the Pistons in exchange for Tobias Harris, Avery Bradley, Boban Marjanovic, a protected 2018 first, and a 2019 second rounder.