A few days ago, I covered how the Raptors handled their slowly filling roster by waiving Colin Castleton, a young center Toronto had brought in on a non-guaranteed, rest-of-season deal back in March. Castleton didn't accomplish anything too extraordinary during his time with the Raptors; to put it simply, he was a solid hand at the big man spot as Toronto wound down the remaining moments of their tumultuous 2024-25 regular season campaign.
I didn't expect Castleton to stick around long in Toronto anyway, but if the Raptors waiving him opens a silver lining for the next man up at that same position, I feel the window of opportunity has just become even wider for their recent free agent pickup, Sandro Mamukelashvili.