Toronto Raptors
Notable Additions: N/A
Free Agency Grade: C
Re-signing DeMar DeRozan was clearly the team’s No. 1 priority heading into the offseason. They accomplished that in free agency, fairly quickly. Even though the team lost Bismack Biyombo, because of the salary cap explosion this summer, the Raptors are still in a solid spot heading into next season.
The big issue for me, though, is that the Raptors didn’t necessarily get any better this summer. They brought back the piece that they needed, but weren’t able to add any complimentary pieces thus far. That could hurt them next season, especially considering that nearly every playoff team from the Eastern Conference got better in free agency.
Tight with money, this isn’t really something the Raptors could’ve avoided. It’s kind of what they’ve been dealt. That’s OK.
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