Post#56 » by Jerry Lucas » Fri Jun 27, 2025 12:14 pm
The Raptors can carry a full 15-man roster next season while remaining under the tax threshold, if the remaining 3 roster spots are are filled by 3 rookie minimum deals (including Alijah Martin as 1 of them).
IQ/Shead
RJ/JaKobe/Martin
Ingram/Gradey/Battle
Scottie/Ochai/Mogbo
Poeltl/CMB
That's 13 locked in NBA contracts for next season. Castleton and Lawson at $0 guaranteed, but luxury tax hits worth more than the rookie minimum, means they could both be easily cut and replaced with 2 other rookie minimum deals like Omoruyi and Degenhart (I used them as examples because they're 2 undrafted guys we just signed, I don't think it would be them specifically) to round out a 15-man roster instead of 14, if they aren't both rookie minimums.
Considering how much harsher the repeater penalties are about to become, I seriously doubt ownership gives the FO authorization to start the repeater clock this year, on this squad as is. I also doubt they put themselves in another Dragic situation where they kick the can down the road and risk leveraging themselves because the entire league knows they need to get under the tax by the end of the season.
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