TAMPA, FLORIDA - APRIL 05: Gary Trent Jr. #33 of the Toronto Raptors celebrates with teammates (Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images)
Whether or not the Toronto Raptors can make a successful late surge for a play-in spot, the coming off-season promises to be a big one. A shift in direction awaits, with a decision on unrestricted free agent Kyle Lowry’s future and a new contract for Gary Trent Jr. forthcoming, to say nothing of the future of president Masai Ujiri.
Not to be overlooked amidst some of the bigger items to be resolved, however, is the status of a number of players under some form of team control, as several
Now that the club has rewarded both Yuta Watanabe and Freddie Gillespie with standard, albeit non-guaranteed, NBA contracts, there are six Raptors who enter the 2021-22 season on non-guaranteed deals or holding team options.