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One of the most versatile role players in the league who just got traded could be on the move again soon because according to reports, there’s a lot of interest in Raptors swingman Bruce Brown on the trade market.
According to Stein, the Raptors’ asking price on Brown is a future first-round pick and a quality player:
The Raptors’ asking price for teams interested in acquiring Bruce Brown has been described as a future first-round pick and a quality player … at a minimum.
That could be of particular interest to the Lakers and Knicks, who, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, are two major suitors for Brown:
There is a big trade market for Bruce Brown, which includes the Lakers and Knicks as prime contenders to potentially acquire him, per @wojespn.
If Brown wouldn’t have signed with the Pacers in free agency, Los Angeles was his likely destination. pic.twitter.com/3BcNgotvAW
— Evan Sidery (@esidery) January 20, 2024
Oddly enough, Brown was already pitching himself to the Knicks after last night’s Raptors-Knicks game, saying that he believes he’s a Tom Thibodeau-type player:
Tom Thibodeau is particular. The Knicks head coach gravitates toward a few required qualities in what he looks for in his players — tough, hard-nosed, smart and willing on defense. Raptors wing Bruce Brown would seem to fit the bill. “I am a dog,” Brown told The Post on Saturday night prior to the Raptors’ 126-100 loss to the Knicks at Madison Square Garden. “I play extremely hard on both ends of the floor. I can do just about whatever [Thibodeau] needs me to do.”
Per the New York Post, Brown was the Knicks’ second choice for their mid-level exception last offseason, so clearly, the interest there is mutual.
Upping Brown’s trade value for Toronto is the fact he’s enjoying a career season, averaging 12.0 points and 1.1 assists on 47.9 percent shooting from the floor. Further aiding matters is Brown’s contract, which has a team option on it for next season worth $23.0 million, making it hugely valuable as a trade asset.
We’ll see how this situation unfolds but right now, it would be very difficult to see Brown not being traded by the Raptors over the next couple of weeks.
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