Brian Windhorst

you would even figure that with quickly out that he would become even more valuable.

So, you know, in any long playoff series, there's 10 different dramas unfolding.

But there's no doubt he is underachieved, and that has been disappointing, especially because the Raptors invested so much into him.

They basically said, this is going to be Scottie Barnes' running mate forever.

And, you know, the thing about the Raptors, they've done a really nice job in talent acquisition.

Like, that trade, that value of that trade was pretty good.

You know, the value of, you know, where they got Jamal Shedd, how they got Quigley.

I liked all of these deals.

But they've paid these guys through the freaking nose.

And, you know, like, I am very excited about Scotty Barnes.

He is really developing into a franchise cornerstone.

This series, while on one hand I say, boy, Darko is really getting them to play hard.

I really am impressed with how they've battled back over and over and over.

This is a very expensive team to be not able to perform a little bit better in what we've seen so far.

So, Brian, just in saying that.

Well, that one is a non-starter.

That is a, with all due respect, because the Raptors, these guys in the Raptors front office have built a championship team.

They have paid guys where no one is bidding.

No one was bidding that much on Yaka Pirtle.

No one was bidding that much on Brandon Ingram.