Toronto Raptors Eye Ja Morant Trade

Merlin sees Toronto quietly circling Ja Morant, per Jake Fischer, who noted the Raptors "are the only other known team beyond Washington to express any meaningful interest in Trae Young before he was dealt to the Wizards." Toronto has scouted big names and could pursue Morant, but Immanuel Quickley’s five-year, $162.5 million deal and the Raptors’ poor three-point shooting complicate any trade. Merlin notes Morant would add clear scoring and playmaking, yet his 31 percent career mark from deep and low attempt volume this season may not solve Toronto’s spacing problem. At 25-17 and vying for a top-six seed, the Raptors rely on trades for stars, but swapping for Morant could be risky rather than instantly transformative.