The Raptors have waived massive man Colin Castleton, the staff introduced in a press launch.
Castleton, who went undrafted out of Florida in 2024, spent his rookie season on a two-way contract with the Lakers, who waived him final October, just a few days earlier than the 2024/25 marketing campaign started.
Shortly after being lower by L.A., the 25-year-old caught on with the Grizzlies, once more signing a two-way deal. Memphis launched him in January.
After spending just a few months within the G League, Castleton inked a pair of 10-day offers with Toronto in March earlier than becoming a member of the 76ers on a 10-day pact in early April. The Raptors re-signed him to a two-year customary contract on the ultimate day of the common season.
Castleton’s contract for 2025/26 was non-guaranteed, so the Raptors gained’t incur a cap cost by waiving him.
In 26 complete appearances for Memphis, Philadelphia and Toronto final season, Castleton averaged 4.7 factors and 4.7 rebounds in 16.6 minutes per sport.
As Josh Lewenberg of TSN.ca tweets, Castleton didn’t play properly for the Raptors throughout Summer time League motion, averaging 2.6 PPG and 4.0 RPG in 11.5 MPG over 5 contests in Las Vegas. He shot simply 33.3% from the sphere and struggled with turnovers (1.8 per sport).
Castleton’s NBAGL rights are at the moment managed by the Magic, notes Blake Murphy of Sportsnet.ca (Twitter hyperlink).
The Raptors now have 16 gamers on their customary roster, with A.J. Lawson on a non-guaranteed contract and David Roddy on an Exhibit 10 deal for coaching camp. All three of their two-way spots are crammed, as our tracker reveals.
