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Shams reveals: The league will enter a turbulent period in the offseason, and the Raptors join the ranks of Antetokounmpo

5:23pm, 3 June 2025【Basketball】

The free market is about to begin, and the possible ownership of stars in the market has also entered a stage of discussion. Recent rumors show that the Toronto Raptors are interested in taking Antetokounmpo under their command. According to sources, Antetokounmpo and the Raptors are interested in each other, Toronto has a tradeable salary, and at the same time, they retain enough talent to become competitors after acquiring Antetokounmpo.

Antetokounmpo also has a long-term relationship with Raptors operations president Marseille Ujiri. In addition, Toronto also has multiple top picks, which allows them to turn several draft picks, plus third-party recognized players, into a deal for Antetokounmpo.

Over the past few years, the Raptors have reset their roster around Scottie Barnes by making Fred VanVleet a free agent and trading Og Anunobi and Pascal Siakam.

The Raptors then won Emanuel Quickley and RJ Barrett in a deal with the New York Knicks.

The Raptors currently have four first-round picks to trade, three swaps and one protective sign to choose from.

Raptors CEO Marseille Ujiri previously made a sensational deal for Leonard in 2018, which allowed them to win the championship in 2019.

In a show at the end of the season, Ujiri talked about the team's A+ culture and promised that they would win another championship.

However, the Raptors fans disagree with this. They angrily denounced the readability of news in some media. They believe that Antetokounmpo did not express exactly what to leave the Bucks. These reporters are just reorganizing old articles to bring any credibility to their agenda. Some fans said that Antetokounmpo had hardly said anything about this except saying to a Greek journalist, "They had to kick me out before I asked for a deal."

Today, NBA famous reporter Shams reported that executives in the league said that the league will undergo drastic changes this offseason, and now it seems that this is true.

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