NBA Trade Rumors: One priority for every team approaching the deadline

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Toronto Raptors

NBA Trade Deadline priority: Scour the market for a difference-maker 

The Toronto Raptors have been a pleasant surprise this season; they’re above .500 and look like a team that could potentially make life difficult for a contender in the first round of the playoffs. They have talent on the roster but should scour the trade market for a difference-maker.

Toronto has a bright future with Scottie Barnes but the team is also in a win-now mode with Fred VanVleet and Pascal Siakam still on the roster.

It remains to be seen which player(s) the Raptors could target at the deadline but if there’s a viable difference-maker that hits the block, the team should absolutely jump at the opportunity.