The Raptors are unlikely to make a major move at the trade deadline.

The team has $6 million in cap space, which can be used to absorb a contract of a player acquired via trade.

“Bryan [Colangelo] is a very innovative guy, and Ed Stefanski,” Raptors coach Dwane Casey said of the Raptors’ president and general manager, and executive vice-president, respectively. “They’re always looking to improve our team. I know we’re not going to do anything to [alter] our cap flexibility next year or to destroy our core, because I like our core. Next year is a different story. We’re going to evaluate the guys that we’ve got now and see where they are.”

Toronto could have between $10 million and $15 million in cap space this offseason.

Colangelo, who said he is being “extra diligent” in sticking with this team’s plan to “change the culture, develop the core [and] preserve maximum cap flexibility,” is an aggressive general manager. 

Leandro Barbosa and Jose Calderon are two players that would be most logical to move.

“If we were in a position to obtain a key piece for the future, it would certainly cause deliberation,” Colangelo said via email. “But remaining cap neutral or creating more space in our dealings is one of our key objectives.”

“There is nothing going on with trades today,” Casey added. “There are a lot of calls back and forth right now, but there is no real thing going on with trades. I didn’t even bring it up to our players because there’s nothing going on. There’s nothing to really talk about.”