The Toronto Raptors have nearly finalized their roster ahead of training camp later this summer.
As it stands, Toronto has 20 players officially under contract. That means 14 players have guaranteed contracts for next season, three players have two-way deals and two players have Exhibit 10 contracts after the signings of Jamison Battle during Summer League and Jared Rhoden on Monday. That leaves one roster spot open with training camp just over a month away.
There have been several rumors about a few names linked to Toronto since the draft ended in late June. Canadian forward Quincy Guerrier has reportedly signed an Exhibit 10 contract with the Raptors, by Michael Scotto of HoopsHypeand was with Toronto during Summer League, but that deal has yet to be officially announced. Texas’ Dylan Disu has also reportedly signed an Exhibit 10, by Nick Schultz of On3but this agreement has not yet been made official.
As for the Exhibit 10 contracts, the fact that Toronto hasn’t announced the contracts isn’t really a problem. These particular contracts are primarily aimed at acquiring the rights to a player in the G League. Toronto can wait until after training camp to waive Battle or Rhoden before signing Guerrier and Disu to Exhibit 10 contracts. That would allow Raptors 905 to own the rights to all four players for next season.
For now, it seems that Bruno Fernando will have the privileged path He has $2.1 million in non-guaranteed salary that will be guaranteed to him on opening night if he makes Toronto’s roster.
Toronto could, however, use its last roster spot to bring in another available free agent to compete with Fernando for that spot. The organization is interested in Christian Kolokothe team’s former center who missed last season due to a blood clot issue. He has not yet been given the green light to return, but his health status is expected to be updated in the coming weeks.
