The stretch run of the NBA off-season is gearing up — free agency begins July 1st at the stroke of midnight (EST) — and that means the clock is ticking on the Toronto Raptors dealing Norman Powell, who had a disappointing third season after signing a four year, $40 million deal last October.
Powell’s new deal kicks in on July 1st, meaning he’s still owed just over a million bucks ($1.4m to be exact) against the Raptors’ salary cap right now. The caveat in dealing him is getting his new team to accept that aforementioned $40 million price tag — and that’s no easy task.