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The need for an All-Canadian Toronto Raptors team is a must. I rank it as the third most unrealistic NBA dream I have, right after the Seattle Supersonics rebrand with Zach LaVine and a 90s only jersey night. The question of can we field a full team of All-Canadians is not tough since Air Canada paved the way for so many young kids to grow up loving basketball in Canada, but what is tough is pulling off realistic trades that make sense for both teams and can we do it under the cap.

With all seriousness aside, the whole cap situation does not really play into these trades. We just wanted you to think that this is something we put A LOT of research into.

The three main players that are essential to this rebuild are: Jamal Murray, Tristan Thompson and Andrew Wiggins.

Disclosure…. I am not a Raptors fan or from Toronto but I do love weird things and this is a weird thing.

Also, Normal Powell Bruno Caboclo and Bebé Nogueira will stay on the team, even though they are not Canadian. I just like all three of those guys and think they would fit in great. I could probably find trades for guys like Joel Anthony, but I would rather just keep Bebé. Corey Joseph is all ready Canadian and on this team, so we don’t need to make a move for him either.

Here are our trade breakdowns:

Trade 1: The Most Important Trade Going — 3 Team Trade

The Toronto Raptors send DeMar DeRozan and Kyle Lowry to the Minnesota Timberwolves and Pascal Siakam to the Brooklyn Nets, The Minnesota Timberwolves send Andrew Wiggins to the Raptors, Ricky Rubio to the Brooklyn Nets and Zach LaVine to the Nuggets, The Nuggets send Jamal Murray to the Raptors and the Brooklyn Nets send Anthony Bennett to the Raptors

As we stated earlier this trade is huge and a must happen. Even though the Nuggets give up Jamal Murray, they get a guy in LaVine who can do similar things and ultimately might be better than him in the long run. Trading Rubio is for Cap reasons only… this will be the only cap necessary thing we make in this article. A Wiggins/Murray duo is a Canadian Celebration.

The Toronto Raptors send DeMar DeRozan and Kyle Lowry to the Minnesota Timberwolves and Pascal Siakam to the Brooklyn Nets, The Minnesota Timberwolves send Andrew Wiggins to the Raptors, Ricky Rubio to the Brooklyn Nets and Zach LaVine to the Nuggets, The Nuggets send Jamal Murray to the Raptors and the Brooklyn Nets send Anthony Bennett to the Raptors As we stated earlier this trade is huge and a must happen. Even though the Nuggets give up Jamal Murray, they get a guy in LaVine who can do similar things and ultimately might be better than him in the long run. Trading Rubio is for Cap reasons only… this will be the only cap necessary thing we make in this article. A Wiggins/Murray duo is a Canadian Celebration. Trade 2: Big Man for Big Man — Direct Trade with the Cavs

The Toronto Raptors send Jonas Valanciunas to the Cavs for Tristan Thompson

This trade could happen in real life and I don’t think that many people would be too upset over it. Jonas might not be the rebounder but he would give the Cavs a great interior scorer to match with Love.

The Toronto Raptors send Jonas Valanciunas to the Cavs for Tristan Thompson This trade could happen in real life and I don’t think that many people would be too upset over it. Jonas might not be the rebounder but he would give the Cavs a great interior scorer to match with Love. Trade 3: The Celtics and Rockets Give Up Some Love

The Toronto Raptors send Patrick Patterson to the Boston Celtics, The Boston Celtics Send Kelly Olynk to the Raptors and James Young to the Rockets, and the Rockets send Tyler Ennis to the Raptors

Had to made the trade with the Celtics work, so they give up Kelly and James Young and get Patrick Patterson back. Not the worst move. Also, giving the Raptors their stretch four needed next to Tristan. A Thompson/Olynk combo would be great.

The Toronto Raptors send Patrick Patterson to the Boston Celtics, The Boston Celtics Send Kelly Olynk to the Raptors and James Young to the Rockets, and the Rockets send Tyler Ennis to the Raptors Had to made the trade with the Celtics work, so they give up Kelly and James Young and get Patrick Patterson back. Not the worst move. Also, giving the Raptors their stretch four needed next to Tristan. A Thompson/Olynk combo would be great. Trade 4: Get TRoss out of Toronto for the Sauce

The Toronto Raptors send Terrence Ross to the Philadelphia 76ers for Nik Stauskas

Feel like this swap is fine. I mean Ross and Stauskas both kind of suck. Ross might be better now, but it looks like Nik is making a push to show he is a decent NBA player.

The Toronto Raptors send Terrence Ross to the Philadelphia 76ers for Nik Stauskas Feel like this swap is fine. I mean Ross and Stauskas both kind of suck. Ross might be better now, but it looks like Nik is making a push to show he is a decent NBA player. Trade 5: Bring Home the Best PF in the World

The Toronto Raptors send Jared Sullinger to the Washington Wizards for Andrew Nicholson

The St. Bonnies great is underutilized in DC, and will mop up backup bigs with this roster.Also think Sully would be pretty good on the Wizards. This trade might be a little one-sided for some but a back-up big who can score is huge for this Canadian team.

The Toronto Raptors send Jared Sullinger to the Washington Wizards for Andrew Nicholson The St. Bonnies great is underutilized in DC, and will mop up backup bigs with this roster.Also think Sully would be pretty good on the Wizards. This trade might be a little one-sided for some but a back-up big who can score is huge for this Canadian team. Trade 6: Potential 2nd Option After Wiggins

The Toronto Raptors send Jakob Poeltl to the Utah Jazz for Trey Lyles

Feel like Jazz fans will hate this, but someone with Lyles potential needs to be on this All-Canadian team.

So there you have it, the All-Canadian lineup with a few leftover guys. Here is the projected depth chart:

PG: Corey Joseph/Tyler Ennis

SG: Jamal Murray/ Nik Stauskas

SF: Andrew Wiggins/ Norman Powell/ Bruno

PF: Kelly Olynyk/ Trey Lyles/ Anthony Bennett

C: Tristan Thompson/ Andrew Nicholson/ Bebé

As always, lets have some fun with this and give us some feedback….but in reality, I do believe this should happen.

Side Note — Siakam, Demarre Carroll and Van Fleet get cut ……..and RJ Barrett is a must grab in the draft