VanVleet wants to stay in Toronto, where he won a championship in the 2018-19 season. He agreed with the Raptors to postpone contract discussions until the conclusion of this season. However, he might not be with the team by the time the summer rolls around.

I’m completely focused on this team,” VanVleet told The Athletic. “My loyalty is to this team and to this franchise and trying to get us back to the level that we’re accustomed to around here.”

VanVleet signed a four-year deal with the Raptors in 2020 worth $85 million. He’ll earn $21.5 million this season and he’s due $22.8 million next season. He’s seeking an extension that’s worth approximately $100 million over three seasons.

In 37 games this season, VanVleet averages 18.7 points, 6.3 assists, and 4.4 rebounds per game. He’s the second-best scorer on the Raptors, but his scoring average is down from last season, when he averaged a career-high 20.7 points per game.

VanVleet recently posted back-to-back 30-point games, including a season-high 39 points against the Milwaukee Bucks.

The Raptors are among the bottom 12 teams on DraftKings’ futures board at +10000 odds to win the 2022-23 NBA championship. The Raptors are in last place in the Atlantic Division and trail the first-place Boston Celtics by 13 games. Oddsmakers think they have next to no chance to win the division at +70000 odds.

According to DraftKings’ NBA prop bets, the Raptors have a win total set at 39.5 over/under. FiveThirtyEight projects the Raptors will finish the season with a 38-44 record and have a 23% chance to qualify for the playoffs.

DraftKings offers a “Make the Playoffs” prop bet for different NBA teams. The Raptors are +190 odds to make the playoffs, but -240 odds to miss them.

Shams Charania from The Athletic reported that the Raptors are one of the many teams that will be active at the trade deadline. The Raptors are currently on the Eastern Conference playoff bubble. But they’d rather trade away their best players to put themselves in a position to reboot the team next season.

VanVleet, forward OG Anunoby, and guard Gary Trent, Jr. were all mentioned in trade rumors. The Raptors want to keep Pascal Siakim and last year’s Rookie of the Year, Scottie Barnes, and rebuild around those forwards.

Decimated Suns Need VanVleet

Injuries to three starters sent the Phoenix Suns off-kilter. But a trade 토토사이트 for VanVleet could help get them back on track.