Five questions the Raptors must answer this offseason

The Toronto Raptors learned a lot this season. But with all of that knowledge, they’ll have to answer some questions, and quickly.

Here is my full breakdown of the 5 things they must figure out this summer:

I would highly recommend reading Ian Finlayson’s piece on the Raptors salary cap situation heading into the summer to familiarize yourself with what is and isn’t possible.

Here’s a little excerpt:

Toronto is one of only six teams that are in full control of all of their first round picks (Charlotte Hornets, Golden State Warriors, Brooklyn Nets, Memphis Grizzlies, Detroit Pistons – however there are many other teams with a treasure trove of firsts via other teams including the Oklahoma City Thunder and Utah Jazz).

When it comes to their cap and tax situation, the Raptors finished $688,734 under the tax and $2,372,662 under the first apron this past season. They after ducked under the tax by trading Ochai Agbaji to the Brooklyn Nets before the trade deadline.

Now, heading into the offseason, they project to be $7,940,004 under the tax and $9,341,795 under the apron. But there are also a number of caveats attached to those numbers, including the player option of Sandro Mamukelashvili that is likely to be declined, the team options on Jamal Shead, Jonathan Mogbo and Trayce-Jackson Davis (they must decide on these options by June 27-29) and the incoming cap hit of their upcoming 19th-overall pick.

Lets examine where Raptors are at financially and what options that leaves available for them when it comes to team building this summer.

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