toronto raptors: new contract has been cancel due to….

We’re a little over a month away from the start of training camp for the Toronto Raptors and there’s not much going on these days. The roster is virtually set with one guaranteed contract up for grabs and I’m not expecting anything big to happen before the start of the season.

It seems we’ve moved past jersey talk, but there are still plenty of questions as we head into next season. As always, feel free to direct message me on Instagram or respond to my Instagram stories if you have a question for a mailbag article.

I wanted to address this one because it’s not really true. Yes, losing the pick this year was unlucky if you choose to view it as such, but don’t forget Toronto did move up to land Scottie Barnes. The Raptors were seventh on lottery night and had a 33.9% chance to land the No. 8 pick where Franz Wagner eventually went to the Orlando Magic.

Other than that, Toronto hasn’t had many years in the lottery. It’s only been since 2021 that lottery odds have been evened out and the Raptors did, of course, win the 2006 NBA Draft despite being sixth in lottery odds.

He’s going to be on the squad heading into the season at this point. If the goal is to compete to start the season while evaluating the core, keeping Poeltl around makes sense. That seems to be what the Raptors want to do entering the year.

That said, I see the argument for moving him. He’s not part of the young core and his inability to space the floor restricts roster construction. Moving him would certainly thrust Toronto into the Cooper Flagg conversation too which wouldn’t hurt. It just seems like the Raptors don’t have an appetite for a full tank this season.