If Kyrie Irving does leave Cleveland, he won't end up in Toronto.
The Raptors have ruled themselves out as a destination for Irving, who is rumored to be leaving the Cavaliers a year removed from an NBA title-winning season.
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Several teams are reported to be in the mix for the four-time all-star point guard, but the Raptors are not one of them. A source tell's SN's Sean Deveney that there is "less than one percent chance" the Raptors would acquire Irving via trade.
Incumbent starting point guard Kyle Lowry recently re-signed with the Raptors for big bucks, while 2015 draftee Delon Wright is set to be Lowry's understudy in the upcoming season.
According to ESPN , the Cavaliers have received as many as 20 offers from teams interested in trading for the All-Star, but what the Cavs are asking for in return is far more than what teams are willing to give up.
"The Cavaliers want a package that resembles the 2011 Denver Nuggets-New York Knicks deal for Carmelo Anthony -- young players, win-now veterans and draft picks, league sources said. For new general manager Koby Altman, this is a textbook way to open trade discussions. But for now, most Irving suitors are using the Minnesota Timberwolves-Chicago Bulls trade model for Jimmy Butler, a scaled-down model of Melo's rich return of assets."
The teams that likely can make a deal for Irving might be the Suns and the Celtics. Trade rumors have floated around a form of one-for-one deal with Irving going to Boston and Isaiah Thomas coming back to Cleveland, but nothing has come of that just yet. A possible Suns deal for Irving could take Josh Jackson or Devin Booker to get it done, so that may not be logical either.
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For now, Altman continues to take calls on Irving, and for what it's worth, several executives have given Altman props for doing his due diligence in not just taking any trade for an integral part of a team that won an NBA title.
"I'll say this about [Altman]," one rival GM interested in Irving told ESPN. "He isn't overwhelmed. He's showing real poise."
The teams that have made offers for Irving reportedly include the Spurs, Clippers, Suns, Timberwolves, Knicks and Heat.
Thomas Lott of Omnisport contributed to this story.