The Toronto Raptors have limited flexibility in the 2026 offseason. Large contracts for Scottie Barnes, Immanuel Quickley, Brandon Ingram, and Jakob Poeltl leave the Raptors relying on minimum contracts and the midlevel exception for roster upgrades.
Toronto was 26th in 3-point rate and 25th in 3-point percentage in 2025-26. Shooting is a must for the Raptors this offseason if they are to be more than a basketball betting outsider in the Eastern Conference odds at the BetMGM online sportsbook.
5 Potential Raptors Free Agent Targets
Kevin Huerter
I like Kevin Huerter as a buy-low free-agent target after he had the worst shooting season of his career. Huerter is heading into his age-28 season and shot 38.2% from 3 on high volume between 2018 and 2024.
The former first-round pick has good positional size at the two, making him much less of a liability defensively than many other great shooters. He’s overtasked as a lead playmaker, but he can provide secondary creation and attack closeouts.
Huerter could play next to Quickley or Jamal Shead in the backcourt. If the Raptors wanted to go big, they could even have a Huerter and RJ Barrett backcourt with Barnes and Ingram on the wings.
Simone Fontecchio
Simone Fontecchio took 10.1 3s per 36 minutes in 2025-26. He hit 37.5% of his outside shots. Klay Thompson and Isaiah Joe were the only players to take more 3s per 36 and hit them at a higher percentage than Fontecchio.
Coming off a $16 million, two-year deal, Fontecchio is going to command more than the league minimum as a free agent.
Toronto will likely have to make a multi-year commitment to the Italian. He’s not going to be a starter on the Raptors, but he’d offer lineup flexibility around the stars.
Dean Wade
The Cleveland Cavaliers will surely be desperate to retain Dean Wade, but their salary cap situation might make that difficult.
Wade fits Toronto’s defence-first identity, with good size and enough quickness to guard multiple positions. He’s also a reliable outside shooter, taking 6.1 3-point shots per 36 minutes over the last three seasons and making them at 37.1%.
There will be no shortage of suitors for Wade on the open market. Toronto will need to dip into its midlevel exception.
Quentin Grimes
Toronto would need to free up some money to land Quentin Grimes. There’s a decent chance he gets much more as a free agent than the Raptors can offer, even if they have access to the non-taxpayer mid-level exception.
Grimes had a down year shooting the ball, but he was 37.5% from beyond the arc for his career heading into this season. He’s an active defender and showcased his playmaking skills after being traded to the Philadelphia 76ers in 2024-25.
Either as a sixth man or a starting two-guard, Grimes is a perfect fit for the Raptors. He should be one of the top priorities in free agency if they can shed some money in a trade.
Tim Hardaway Jr.
Fresh off hitting more than 40% of his 3s and finishing third in Sixth Man of the Year, Tim Hardaway Jr. is the kind of shooter Toronto needs alongside its core players.
Despite having such a good year with the Denver Nuggets, there’s a good chance Hardaway will be available on a minimum contract. He’s very limited defensively, but the Raptors have the personnel to compensate on that end.
Hardaway is effective shooting off the catch or coming off screens. His off-ball movement would only create more space for Barnes.
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