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Would a Millsap trade push the Raptors past LeBron and the Cavs?

The Hawks are accepting trade calls for forward Paul Millsap. Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports

At 23-10, the Toronto Raptors are on pace to win 57 games and top last year's franchise record of 56 wins. Yet the Raptors may still need something more to overcome the Cleveland Cavaliers, who defeated them in last year's Eastern Conference finals and have won all three head-to-head meetings this season (two of them in Toronto).

Could Paul Millsap be that something more? On Sunday, ESPN's Marc Stein and Brian Windhorst reported that the Atlanta Hawks are taking calls on their All-Star power forward, who can become an unrestricted free agent next summer. If the Raptors could land Millsap, would that be enough to challenge the Cavaliers in the East?