I know most of you will likely disagree, but I’ve been watching this team since 2006 and our most recent playoff run (2014-2022) had teams that featured leaders with low egos. Lowry and DeRozan, Kawhi, Fred, Siakam - all team players who weren’t locker room liabilities. After winning ROTY, which he deserved, Scottie’s ego seems to be an issue. You can’t tell him anything. Proven vets who most young players would respect get the screw-face treatment. He complains about calls more than any other player. His shot isn’t good enough for him to be the go-to first option. His decision making isn’t as strong as he thinks either. This organization was so successful because they played together, and bought in to team play through sacrifice. It doesn’t seem like Scottie is willing to sacrifice his game at all. We choose him, and now have to ride this out, but I would have much preferred to move Scottie over Siakam and OG. Too much redundancy. I have very little hope for this team now and will likely be tuning out altogether by Christmas.
Literally the least selfish player on our team. His dream is to get his teammates good looks. The most selfish Raptor player went to Houston this summer.