The Toronto Raptors reportedly opened training camp without having begun serious contract talks with RJ Barrett, according to Sportsnet's Michael Grange.
Toronto Raptors wing RJ Barrett is entering the final year of his current contract. Barrett is extension eligible, but to this point his camp and the Toronto Raptors haven't held serious extension talks. Barrett is eligible to extend for up to four years and $185.7 million. Given the Raptors already increased payroll in the wake of acquiring, then extending, Kawhi Leonard, it's unlikely Toronto would offer Barrett that much. At the end of last season, Barrett said he'd like to stay with the R...
According to league sources, the Raptors and Barrett’s long-time agent Bill Duffy have yet to sit down and have substantive conversations about the possibility of a contract extension which, in theory, could be worth as much as $185 million over four seasons. And while the lengthy Kawhi Leonard trade saga put the rest of the Raptors' business on hold for a couple months, there is optimism that Barrett’s desire to get a deal that keeps him in Toronto long-term isn’t one sided. submitted by /u/...
The Raptors took care of recently-acquired Kawhi Leonard, signing the star forward to a two-year, $115MM extension last week. Toronto is in no rush to retain starting shooting guard RJ Barrett beyond this season. The Raptors and Barrett’s long-time agent, Bill Duffy, have yet to have substantive conversations about the possibility of a contract extension, […]
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