Thad Young will help the Raptors lean into their predatory nature

Raptors, whether you’re talking about birds or dinosaurs, are typically understood to be hunters. Be it in packs, or swooping down out of the sky to startle some poor small mammal, they’re always looking for weakness.

The Toronto Raptors’ deal for Thad Young shows that they plan to double down on their own predatory instincts. While there was a hue and cry for Toronto to add a veteran back-up point guard, or another back-court piece that could shoot, GM Bobby Webster decided to quadruple down on the existing plan: Kill the weak.

Young is not a perfect player. His lack of a consistent outside shot will likely rear its ugly head, especially in the playoffs. But what he can do fits the Raptors…