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Emmanuel Quigley, on the other hand, I think I was tempted to protect him truthfully.

Hmm.

because I think $32 million over the course of the next couple of years will look a little bit more feasible on your cap sheet.

I also think he's just like what he provides on the basketball court as a shooter.

can kind of work anywhere, you know?

And so if there is an expansion team, I would actually be interested to see what a Vegas or Seattle would approach a quickly contract in like two years when it only has two more years left on its deal.

feels a little bit more feasible to them to take it on.

Exactly.

Also, I know there's going to be people who say, why protect RJ over IQ?

That's just my kind of...

opinion on those two players.

I think I would prefer RJ over IQ.

Um, do the Raptors feel that way?

I think the Raptors probably actually feel the opposite way.

I think they would protect IQ over RJ, but at the same time, RJ is going to be an expiring salary next year.

And we've seen how important it is for teams to be able to use those to trade.

It's sort of the Wiggins conversation you guys were having with Miami, where it's like, that's a $30 million salary slot that they can use to trade, uh,

Bub Carrington.

I would say I would wait on Bub Carrington real quick.

Not protecting Bub.