After all, it had been 4.5 years since their last playoff appearance and they were still saddled with Andrea Bargnani.
While he was far from perfect, Rudy Gay instantly became the most talented Small Forward the Raptors had had in years and looked to be a significant talent upgrade despite being a less than ideal on-court fit with Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan.Īt the time though, the Raptors were just searching for an identity, while aiming to find any type of positive relevance in the NBA. January 30 th, 2013 was a day of mixed emotions for Toronto Raptors fans, as Bryan Colangelo contributed to a six player (and one draft pick) trade that brought Rudy Gay (and Hamed Haddadi) to Toronto.
