There is a strong current brewing in the Raptors' organization regarding their recent decisions. It’s no secret that Toronto made some questionable choices with their extension offers to Immanuel Quickley and Jakob Poeltl. Quickley was signed to a five-year, $175 million extension as a restricted free agent in the 2024 offseason. In hindsight, this summer revealed that IQ’s contract essentially broke the RFA market, as many players in his position tried to justify similar figures, but no other NBA teams were willing to match that price.
This situation serves as a stern reminder to the Raptors’ front office that they may have overextended themselves by pushing to sign Quickley so quickly and aggressively.