Whereas the NBA Playoffs are in full swing, now is an effective time to recap the fantasy basketball season for all 30 groups.
Within the following weeks, we’ll present a recap for every workforce, beginning with the workforce with the worst document and concluding with the NBA champion in June.
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Subsequent up within the sequence are the Toronto Raptors. With this being the primary full season of the “Scottie Barnes period,” few anticipated Darko Rajakovic’s workforce to be within the dialog for a postseason berth. Sadly, accidents as soon as once more had been an element within the workforce’s lack of success, with Barnes and Jamal Shead being the one gamers to make a minimum of 65 appearances. A big transfer was made on the commerce deadline, with the Raptors buying Brandon Ingram and signing him to a three-year contract.
Toronto Raptors 2024-2025 Season Recap
Report: 30-52 (eleventh, East)
Offensive Ranking: 109.6 (twenty sixth)
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Defensive Ranking: 113.6 (fifteenth)
Internet Ranking: -4.1 (twenty fourth)
Tempo: 100.62 (ninth)
2025 NBA Draft Picks: 7.5 p.c likelihood of successful draft lottery, 39
After successful 25 video games within the first season of Darko Rajakovic’s tenure as head coach, the Raptors improved their win whole by 5 video games in 2024-25. Nonetheless, the workforce was no nearer to securing a spot within the postseason. Among the many six gamers who made a minimum of 30 begins, solely Barnes and Ochai Agbaji didn’t miss a minimum of 20 video games. The accidents induced instability inside the Raptors’ rotation, which did the workforce no favors when it comes to successful video games.
Toronto misplaced 12 of its first 14 video games and went 2-11 in December. When the calendar flipped to 2025, solely Washington and Charlotte would have fewer wins amongst Jap Convention groups. A big change could be made on the February commerce deadline, with the Raptors buying Brandon Ingram from the Pelicans in trade for Kelly Olynyk, Bruce Brown and a commerce exception. Regardless of being sidelined by a left ankle harm, Ingram could be signed to a three-year extension by the Raptors lower than every week after being acquired from New Orleans.
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With the addition of Ingram, he, Barnes and Immanuel Quickley would be the key constructing blocks for the Raptors transferring ahead. Nonetheless, the change raises questions concerning RJ Barrett’s future in Toronto, as he has two seasons remaining on his present contract. Can the three wings (Barrett, Barnes and Ingram) coexist as starters? And if not, would the Raptors take into account buying and selling Barrett or use him as a sixth man? Toronto has some important inquiries to reply this offseason.
Fantasy Standout: Scottie Barnes
Whereas Barnes’ per-game and whole fantasy worth didn’t match his Yahoo! ADP, he was a top-50 participant in eight-cat codecs. Making 65 appearances, the Raptors wing averaged 19.3 factors, 7.7 rebounds, 5.8 assists, 1.4 steals, 1.0 blocks and 1.2 three-pointers in 32.8 minutes, taking pictures 44.6 p.c from the sphere and 75.5 p.c from the foul line. Barnes’ averages had been down barely in comparison with the 2023-24 marketing campaign, when he earned his first All-Star choice. However he performed 65 video games, with the lone prolonged absence occurring on account of an inadvertent Nikola Jokic elbow to the face that left Barnes with a fractured orbital bone.
Barnes would miss three weeks of motion, returning on November 21. He solely missed six video games the remainder of the season. Whereas there have been irritating moments for fantasy managers concerning Barnes’ enjoying time, he was usually on the courtroom lengthy sufficient to supply stable worth in the course of the fantasy playoffs. Will Barnes’ ADP subsequent fall match his quantity from this season (19)? Most likely not, however he is a participant who will probably come off the board within the third spherical of many commonplace league drafts. Whereas there are questions on Toronto’s wing rotation, Barnes will likely be a distinguished determine within the workforce’s lineup.
Fantasy Revelation: Jakob Poeltl
A veteran heart who has supplied dependable middle-round worth in current seasons, Poeltl was even higher in 2024-25. After 4 consecutive top-100 seasons, the 7-footer was a top-50 participant in nine-cat codecs this season. Making 57 appearances, Poeltl averaged 14.5 factors, 9.6 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 1.2 steals and 1.2 blocks in 29.6 minutes, taking pictures 62.7 p.c from the sphere and 67.4 p.c from the foul line. The improved foul taking pictures had a big affect on his fantasy worth, as Poeltl is a profession 55.1 p.c shooter.
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This was his first season making a minimum of 60 p.c of his makes an attempt, and he additionally averaged career-highs in factors, rebounds, assists and steals. Availability is a query for Poeltl, having didn’t crack 60 video games in both of the final two seasons. Add within the spike in free-throw proportion, and it is honest to query whether or not or not he can maintain these numbers in 2025-26, particularly on a roster that may have one other perimeter scorer in Brandon Ingram. Nonetheless, there is no denying the strides made by Poeltl in 2024-25, resulting in him providing better worth than most fantasy managers anticipated (Yahoo! ADP: 93).
Fantasy Disappointment: Brandon Ingram
A lot of the gamers on Toronto’s season-ending roster performed to expectation concerning their ADPs, and even those that didn’t weren’t far off the mark. Ingram’s concern, as has been the case for many of his profession, was availability. Boasting a Yahoo! ADP of 67, he was restricted to 18 video games by an ankle harm suffered in early December. The slender ahead wouldn’t play once more in the course of the 2024-25 marketing campaign, however the harm didn’t dissuade the Raptors from buying Ingram from the Pelicans on the February commerce deadline.
Toronto did signal Ingram to a three-year extension shortly after the commerce, so his speedy future is safe. However the unknown must be thought-about, even for a participant who’s averaged a minimum of 20 factors in six consecutive seasons. How will he match alongside Barnes and Quickley? How does Ingram’s arrival affect RJ Barrett? Additionally, can Ingram play a minimum of 65 video games in a season for the primary time since his rookie marketing campaign (2016-17)? Whereas being a middle-round choose doesn’t imply managers who drafted Ingram misplaced worth on par with those that drafted a Joel Embiid, that is nonetheless a big worth to pay. Do not be stunned if many managers both push Ingram down their boards or refuse to draft him in any respect subsequent fall.
Fantasy Recaps/Look-Aheads
Immanuel Quickley:
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After making a minimum of 64 appearances in every of his first 4 NBA seasons, Quickley’s availability was an issue in 2024-25. He suffered a pelvic harm in the course of the season opener on October 23 and {a partially} torn UCL in his elbow in mid-November, enjoying a complete of three video games earlier than the tip of December. There could be one other prolonged absence in mid-January, with Quickley lacking eight video games with a sprained groin. IQ would play in 24 of Toronto’s final 35 video games, however, like different established rotation gamers, his minutes would fluctuate down the stretch.
Quickley completed the season with averages of 17.1 factors, 3.5 rebounds, 5.8 assists, 0.7 steals and a couple of.6 three-pointers in 27.8 minutes, taking pictures 42 p.c from the sphere and 86.7 p.c from the foul line. He completed the season ranked simply outdoors the top-100 in eight- and nine-cat codecs, failing to match his Yahoo! ADP. Whereas that was disappointing, Quickley completed with career-high averages in factors, assists and three-pointers. Fantasy managers are unlikely to think about using a top-50 choose on Quickley, given how this season went, however he’ll be value a top-100 choice in most leagues.
RJ Barrett:
Barrett was by no means a lot of a fantasy asset whereas a member of the New York Knicks, however there was hope that the transfer to Toronto would elevate his worth. The averages did enhance in his first full season with the franchise, averaging 21.1 factors, 6.3 rebounds, 5.4 assists, 0.8 steals and 1.8 three-pointers in 32.2 minutes. Taking pictures 46.8 p.c from the sphere and 63.0 p.c from the foul line, Barrett was a Twelfth-round participant in eight-cat codecs. The nine-cat worth suffered on account of a median of two.8 turnovers per sport, whereas the factors league worth was hindered by Barrett enjoying solely 58 video games.
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Most regarding for Barrett heading into the 2025-26 season was the Raptors’ determination to amass Ingram on the commerce deadline in February. Can he, Ingram, and Scottie Barnes begin alongside one another? Doing so would require important enchancment from a minimum of a type of three as a fringe shooter; Ingram is one of the best of the bunch, as he is made 36.3 p.c of his three-point makes an attempt as a professional. If they cannot coexist, what occurs with RJ, given the cash dedicated to Barnes and Ingram? Barrett’s standing in Toronto is probably not one of many league’s main storylines this summer season, however it’s one thing to keep watch over.
Gradey Dick:
After making 17 begins in 60 appearances as a rookie, Dick moved into the beginning lineup for the 2024-25 marketing campaign. He began all 54 video games he performed, averaging 14.4 factors, 3.6 rebounds, 1.9 assists, 0.9 steals and a couple of.1 three-pointers in 29.4 minutes, taking pictures 41 p.c from the sphere and 85.8 p.c from the foul line. Because of the lackuster field-goal proportion and manufacturing outdoors of factors and three-pointers, Dick completed the season ranked outdoors the top-175 in eight- and nine-cat codecs.
Nonetheless, earlier than his season resulted in early March on account of a hyperextended proper knee and bone bruises, the second-year wing had three 30-point video games and one other seven with a minimum of 20. All three 30-point performances occurred inside the season’s first month, together with a 31-point effort in a November 1 loss to the Lakers. Primarily based on the numbers, Gradey seems more likely to be a fantasy specialist till he can increase the manufacturing outdoors of factors and three-pointers. However that is probably not simple to do subsequent season on account of Ingram’s addition. There is a excessive probability that Dick will likely be utilized in a reserve function, which limits his fantasy ceiling.
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Ochai Agbaji:
The 2024-25 season was the best of Agbaji’s three-year NBA profession. Beginning 45 of the 64 video games he appeared in, the 6-foot-5 wing averaged 10.4 factors, 3.8 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 0.9 steals and 1.6 three-pointers in 27.2 minutes. Taking pictures 49.8 p.c from the sphere and 70.8 p.c from the foul line, Agbaji completed with career-best averages in factors, rebounds, assists, steals and three-pointers, taking pictures almost 40 p.c from past the arc. He scored in double figures in 4 straight and 5 of his final six appearances, together with a 24-point effort in an April 11 loss to the Mavericks.
Agbaji completed the season simply outdoors the top-150 in nine-cat codecs, and outdoors the top-175 in eight-cat codecs. He wasn’t a participant to focus on in drafts earlier than the season started, however accidents to different Raptors gave him worth as a streamer all year long. That can probably be the case for Agbaji in 2025-26 as nicely, particularly with the addition of Brandon Ingram. Given the harm historical past of a number of Raptors forward of him within the pecking order, there’s more likely to be instances when Agbaji is advisable as a “waiver wire” add.
Chris Boucher:
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Whereas he had his moments throughout his time with the Raptors, Boucher struggled to regain his footing during the last two seasons. As soon as once more restricted to 50 appearances off the bench, the slender ahead averaged 10.0 factors, 4.5 rebounds and 1.4 three-pointers in 17.2 minutes. Boucher shot 49.2 p.c from the sphere and 78.2 p.c from the foul line, however he provided little as a defender. Including the Raptors’ need to work in a few of the workforce’s youthful gamers, most notably Jonathan Mogbo, left little room for Boucher inside the rotation because the season progressed.
His final motion would come on February 26, when Boucher performed 19 minutes in a loss to the Pacers. For a participant getting into free company this summer season, successfully being placed on ice needed to be irritating. Boucher was not a participant many fantasy managers chosen within the fall, however he’s somebody who might have had some worth in the course of the “foolish season” had he been allowed to play. Boucher is unlikely to be a participant value concentrating on in fantasy drafts subsequent fall, no matter the place he lands in free company.
Ja’Kobe Walter:
Walter was Toronto’s first-round choose final summer season, with the Raptors deciding on the previous Baylor standout with the nineteenth total choose. Sadly, he sprained the AC joint in his proper shoulder on two separate events, as soon as in the course of the offseason and once more in early November. Walter would solely seem in six video games earlier than the tip of November. There was one other prolonged absence in March, as he missed seven video games with a proper hip flexor pressure and a proper quad pressure.
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In whole, Walter would play 52 video games, ending with averages of 8.6 factors, 3.1 rebounds, 1.6 assists, 0.8 steals and 1.3 three-pointers in 21.2 minutes. Taking pictures 40.5 p.c from the sphere and 79.5 p.c from the foul line, the rookie guard was barely a top-300 participant in eight- and nine-cat codecs. Walter is one other participant whose fantasy prospects for 2025-26 have been impacted by the addition of Ingram, because it creates a little bit of a logjam on the wings. Whereas there could also be moments when Walter is value streaming, he’s not somebody who must be chosen in most redraft leagues.
Jonathan Mogbo:
The thirty first total choose in final summer season’s NBA Draft, Mogbo performed in 63 video games as a rookie, seeing time on the energy ahead and heart positions. An occasional fill-in for Jakob Poeltl when the Raptors had been with out their beginning heart, Mogbo averaged 6.2 factors, 4.9 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 0.9 steals and 0.5 blocks in 20.4 minutes. The rookie shot 43.8 p.c from the sphere and 73.2 p.c from the free throw line, ending the season ranked outdoors the top-250 in eight- and nine-cat codecs. Along with 13 video games during which he scored in double figures, Mogbo recorded three double-doubles and one triple-double in his debut marketing campaign.
The query for the Raptors is whether or not they view Mogbo as an influence ahead solely transferring ahead, or somebody who can be utilized on the 4 and the 5 positions. Primarily based on his function as a rookie, the latter seems to be the form of participant the franchise needs Mogbo to be. His fantasy worth will likely be restricted subsequent season with everybody wholesome, however there will likely be instances when Mogbo is value streaming.
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Jamal Shead:
Shead was Toronto’s different second-round choose final summer season after a storied profession on the College of Houston. The purpose guard performed in 75 video games, making 11 begins, and averaged 7.1 factors, 1.5 rebounds, 4.2 assists, 0.8 steals and 1.0 three-pointers in 19.6 minutes. Slotting in primarily as Immanuel Quickley’s backup, Shead did begin 4 of his final 5 appearances of the 2024-25 season. Among the many highlights had been the double-double he recorded in a December 22 loss to the Rockets and the career-high 12 assists Shead recorded in an April 6 win over the Nets.
Whereas there have been these prepared to stream Shead for his assists in the course of the “foolish season,” the year-long worth was not enough to get him on the radar earlier than that time. With Quickley locked into the place to begin guard function for the foreseeable future, there is not a lot to realize from deciding on Shead in drafts forward of the 2025-26 marketing campaign.
Restricted Free Brokers: None
Unrestricted Free Brokers: Chris Boucher, Garrett Temple
