Complete 2018 NBA Free Agency primer for OKC Thunder and all 30 teams
Toronto Raptors:
Free Agents:
- Lorenzo Brown (UFA)
- Lucas Nogueira (RFA)
- Fred VanVleet (RFA)
- Malcolm Miller (RFA: 2-way FA)
Team Profile and Ranking:
Key Ranking Stats to end season:
- Offense: 3rd (111.0)
- Defense: 5th (103.2)
- Net: 5th (plus +7.8)
NBA Power Ranking at 2017-18 season end: 2nd
ESPN Power Ranking post playoffs: 7th
Vegas odds to win 2018-19 title as of June 26: 66 to 1
Committed Salary: $127,576,032.00 as of June 29th
Average attendance: 19,839
Attendance rank: 4th
Arena: Air Canada Centre
Management:
President, Alternate NBA Governor: Masai Ujiri
- General Manager: Bobby Webster – 2017
- Head Coach: Nick Nurse 2018 (just hired after Dwane Casey post playoff firing, was the lead offensive assistant coach on Casey’s staff)
Salary Profile:
Notably, the Raptors extended qualifying offers to Fred VanVleet, Malcolm Miller, and Nando De Colo. The one non-guaranteed contract on the roster is Alfonzo McKinnie, his contract won’t become fully guaranteed until July 20th giving the Raptors options and flexibility.
| Sala | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Age | 2018-19 | Signed Using | Guaranteed |
| Kyle Lowry | 32 | $31,000,000 | Bird Rights | $93,000,000 |
| DeMar DeRozan | 28 | $27,739,975 | Cap Space | $83,219,925 |
| Serge Ibaka | 28 | $21,666,667 | Cap space | $65,000,000 |
| Jonas Valanciunas | 26 | $16,539,326 | 1st Round Pick | $32,000,001 |
| C.J. Miles | 31 | $8,333,333 | MLE | $16,269,842 |
| Jakob Poeltl | 22 | $2,947,320 | 1st Round pick | $5,772,960 |
| Delon Wright | 26 | $2,536,898 | 1st Round pick | $4,182,098 |
| OG Anunoby | 20 | $1,952,760 | 1st Round Pick | $3,597,960 |
| Malachi Richardson | 22 | $1,569,360 | 1st Round pick | $3,073,920 |
| Norman Powell | 25 | $9,367,200 | Cap Space | $31,821,110 |
| Pascal Siakam | 24 | $1,544,951 | 1st Round pick | $2,857,562 |
| Alfonzo McKinnie | 25 | $1,378,242 | Minimum Salary | $815,615 |
| Justin Hamilton | 28 | $1,000,000 | $3,000,000 | |
| Team Totals | $127,576,032 | $347,758,298 |
Provided by Basketball-Reference.com: View Original Table
Generated 6/29/2018.
Draft 2018:
No draft picks this year.
Free Agency – Offseason Mandate:
Brown was upgraded to a full roster player leaving just Miller on the 2-way contract. The Raptors are another squad locked into big salaries and enter NBA Free Agency needing to nail down Fred VanVleet. Barring some silly contract options, they’ll be able to match any offer and are likely to do so given how important VanVleet is to their reserve unit and clutch time.
With Nick Nurse now in charge the expectations are for Jonas Valanciunas to take on a bigger role. That means there may be the potential for trades in order to offer the Raptors some flexibility. Watch for Serge Ibaka and Norm Powell to be shopped as ways to get there.