The trade deadline came and gone without the Toronto Raptors making a major move. With the exception of the Cleveland Cavaliers it was a relatively quite deadline overall, and without any real difference makers available, the Raptors decided to stay put.
The Raptors stayed put for a couple of reasons. One being, with no real glaring weaknesses on the rosters there was no clear option for general manager Masai Ujiri to target.
Another being, the composition of Toronto’s payroll. With no real bad contracts, in order to match salaries Toronto needed to give up a key part of their rotation, once you are giving that up, are you really benefiting?