The Philadelphia 76ers still plan to pursue Kyle Lowry in free agency via a possible sign-and-trade.

The Toronto Raptors and 76ers held trade talks on Lowry at the deadline but no deal was consummated.

The Miami Heat and Los Angeles Lakers also tried to trade for Lowry at the deadline. The Heat are the only team of the three in position to possibly sign Lowry outright.

“Really good,” one general manager told The Athletic when asked about Lowry’s market. “There’s teams with money and not a lot of players, so I think he’s going to do really well.”

The Toronto Raptors have agreed to a two-year deal with Freddie Gillespie.

Gillespie was on two consecutive 10-day contracts with the Raptors.

Gillespie has averaged 5.3 points and 3.6 rebounds in 16.0 minutes over 10 games with the Raptors this season.

Chris Boucher has been diagnosed with a sprained MCL in his left knee.

Tests revealed no major injury to Boucher's knee. Boucher's timetable will be based on the progress he makes during rehab. 

The Toronto Raptors are currently 12th in the Eastern Conference. 

The Toronto Raptors have signed forward Yuta Watanabe to a standard NBA contract. 

Watanabe, 6-foot-9, 205 pounds, is averaging 4.0 points, 3.3 rebounds and 13.4 minutes in 39 games (one start) as a two-way player with the Raptors this season. He is shooting .448 (56-125) from the field, including .400 (24-40) from three-point range, and has scored in double figures six times. Watanabe recorded a career-high 21 points Apr. 16 vs. Orlando.

A native of Japan, Watanabe spent the last two seasons (2018-20) as a two-way player with Memphis. He played collegiately at George Washington (2014-18) where he was named Atlantic 10 Defensive Player of the Year as a senior.  

Freddie Gillespie is set to sign a second 10-day contract with the Toronto Raptors, sources told Blake Murphy of The Athletic.

Gillespie is averaging 5.8 points and 4.2 rebounds in 16 minutes over five games. 

The Toronto Raptors were fined $25,000 for "failing to comply with league policies governing player rest and injury reporting."

The Raptors listed Kyle Lowry and OG Anunoby as out due to rest as opposed to injuries on Friday night. 

Khem Birch is set to sign with the Toronto Raptors after clearing waivers on Saturday, sources told Shams Charania of The Athletic.

Birch is averaging 5.3 points and 5.1 rebounds on the season. 

The Toronto Raptors are waiving Patrick McCaw, sources told Shams Charania of The Athletic.

The 25-year-old McCaw played five games for the team this season. 

DeAndre’ Bembry, Fred Van Vleet and Talen Horton-Tucker have each been suspended one game without pay and Raptors forward OG Anunoby and Lakers forward-center Montrezl Harrell have each been fined for their roles in an on-court altercation, it was announced today by Kiki VanDeWeghe, Executive Vice President, Basketball Operations.

Bembry, VanVleet and Horton-Tucker have each been suspended for leaving the bench area during an on-court altercation.

Anunoby, who received a technical foul and was ejected, has been fined $30,000 for initiating the incident by grabbing Schröder by the leg and recklessly flipping him to the ground after the two became entangled following a common foul committed by Schröder.

Harrell, who received a technical foul and was ejected, has been fined $20,000 for aggressively entering the altercation and shoving Raptors guard Gary Trent Jr.

The incident occurred with 2:24 remaining in the first quarter in the Lakers’ 110-101 win over the Raptors.

Bembry will serve his suspension tonight when the Raptors play host to the Chicago Bulls at Amalie Arena. Van Vleet, who has missed the past two games with an injury, will serve his suspension in the next regular season game for which he is eligible and physically able to play.

Horton-Tucker will serve his suspension on Thursday when the Lakers face the Miami Heat.

Khem Birch is finalizing a contract buyout with the Orlando Magic and plans to sign the Toronto Raptors upon clearing waivers.

Birch is a native of Montreal.

Birch is averaging 5.3 points, 5.1 rebounds and 1.1 assists in 19.8 minutes per game.