Did the free agency period sneak up on you too? Our feverish timeline takes its next big step forward at 6 p.m. today, as free agency opens across the league. The Raptors’ big question obviously surrounds Fred VanVleet, but are there other moves in their periphery?
Sports Illustrated’s Chris Mannix thinks so, as he reports the Raptors have their eye on unrestricted free agent Tristan Thompson — who is finally finished a monster five-year contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers, signed before their championship year in 2015-16.
The very-bad-Cavaliers were not in the bubble, so Thompson has been away from organized ball since the spring — which may be to his benefit.