NBA free agency opens at 12:01 a.m. Friday and while the Toronto Raptors won’t be major players, they can certainly get in the game. Five questions heading into Canada Day.
What’s their situation now?
The machinations of NBA salary cap massaging are intricate and complex and the reason most teams have a high-level front office expert. There are cap holds, Bird rights, Early Bird rights and decisions to renounce free agents that all go into the equation.
Without too much of the minutia, the Raptors will likely have about $5 million in cap room (based on a $94 million cap) to operate with.