The Toronto Raptors enter the 2026 offseason with the majority of their rotation under contract for next season. As a result, Toronto’s financial flexibility is limited.
This summer, the Raptors could be bold in the trade market with an array of tradeable first-round picks, or they could look to improve around the margins with the mid-level exception and minimum contracts.
The path the Raptors’ front office chooses is bound to have an impact on Toronto’s basketball betting odds at the BetMGM online sportsbook.
Toronto Raptors Offseason Plan 2026
Retain Sandro Mamukelashvili
Sandro Mamukelashvili is almost certainly going to turn down his $2.8 million player option and become a free agent after thoroughly outperforming his contract in 2025-26. Mamukelashvili received Sixth Man of the Year votes, drained 38.9% of his 3s, and saw the Raptors have a +5.2 net rating in his minutes.
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Frontcourt players who stretch the floor are invaluable next to Scottie Barnes. Lineups with Barnes and Mamukelashvili were +5.9 per 100 possessions in the regular season. When Mamukelashvili and Barnes were on the floor without Brandon Ingram, Toronto’s net rating was +10.3.
Keeping Mamukelashvili has to be a priority for the Raptors. His skill set was a seamless fit, and it’s a player archetype that’s hard to find.
Add Shooting
Toronto ranked 25th in 3-point rate and 3-point percentage in 2025-26. At their positions, RJ Barrett, Barnes, and Ingram are in the eighth percentile or lower in 3-point frequency, leaving Mamukelashvili, Immanuel Quickley, and Ja’Kobe Walter as the only above-average shooters from beyond the arc in the rotation.
Tim Hardaway Jr., Kevin Huerter, Dean Wade, and Quentin Grimes are four of the free agent shooters who could be a fit in Toronto. There needs to be at least three reliable shooters on the floor alongside Barnes to avoid the offence getting stuck in the mud as it so often did in 2025-26.
The Raptors don’t just need people who can make outside shots. They need at least one high-volume shooter who can come off screens and draw defensive attention away from Barnes and Ingram.
Explore Trade Market
Toronto has its next seven first-round picks and five second-round picks. Four firsts can be traded outright, and others can be used in swaps. The Raptors could use Barrett’s expiring deal for salary matching and could throw in $7.1 million from Gradey Dick’s salary.
Quickley, Ingram, and Poeltl’s contracts probably would need assets attached to be used in a deal, considering they each have multiple years remaining. A rebuilding team could be tempted by the extra draft compensation if the Raptors wanted to use one of their salaries in a blockbuster trade.
Giannis Antetokounmpo rumours are bound to appear again. Trey Murphy III would be an awesome fit with Barnes. There has been speculation about Michael Porter Jr. and Sam Hauser, while I can’t see Toronto taking a chance on Domantas Sabonis.
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