Trade Rumour

The Raptors would acquire Alonzo Mourning, Eric Williams, Aaron Williams and two first round draft picks in exchange for Carter.
So.
As I see it, the only way this works for the Raps is if the Ewing Theory holds true. Their new roster line-up would look like:
PG - 1. Alston, 2. Palacio.
SG - 1. M. Peterson, L. Murray
SF - 1. J. Rose, E. Williams, M. Bonner,
PF - 1. C. Bosh, D. Marshall, J. Moiso, P. Sow
C - 1. A. Williams, A. Mourning, L. Woods, R. Araujo (ha!)

At best, they're like a low-rent Grizzlies, with Bosh in the Pau Gasol role. Meaning that they now look like a team that maybe gets the 8th spot in the playoffs and lose. Which is arguably better than their current - "wait for Carter to care" strategy.

The other issue with this trade is that Raptors fans would have to trust the current mgmt with the draft picks. Umm, so far, I have to say, that's not looking good for us. Araujo is a project with limited upside, whereas Boston's Jefferson and Allen have looked good as has Philly's Andre Iguodala.