The Toronto Raptors announced Thursday they have waived forward Justin Champagnie. Toronto’s roster now stands at 14, with two two-way players.
Champagnie, 6-foot-6, 202 pounds, averaged 2.2 rebounds, 1.9 rebounds and 7.5 minutes in 39 career games with the Raptors. He scored in double figures twice, including a career-high 14 points Jan. 4, 2022 against San Antonio. Champagnie originally signed a two-way contract with Toronto in the summer of 2021.
Pascal Siakam and Luka Doncic have been named the NBA's Players of the Week for Week 10.
Siakam averaged 38.7 points, 10.3 rebounds and 7.3 assists as the Toronto Raptors went 2-1.
Doncic averaged 31.5 points, 9.0 assists and 8.0 rebounds as the Dallas Mavericks went 3-1.
The Indiana Pacers and Myles Turner have opened up discussions for a contract extension, sources told Shams Charania of The Athletic.
The Pacers, who have $25 million in cap space, have discussed a renegotiation-and-extension deal with Turner's agent.
The team can offer Turner up to $19.1 million more on top of his current contract of $18 million this season for an individual max of $37.1 million. They could then drop his salary down in upcoming seasons.
Still at the initial phase of discussions, the two sides have until March 1 to reach a deal.
Sources add that the Pacers also remain open minded on the trade market, with the Lakers and Raptors having shown interest in Turner.
The New York Knicks have reached out to the Toronto Raptors with interest in trading for OG Anunoby.
Anunoby was mentioned in trade rumors during the offseason, but the Raptors elected to keep him.
Anunoby can become a free agent in 2024 if he declines the final year of the four-year, $72 million extension he signed with the Raptors in 2020.
Anunoby is averaging 18.7 points and 5.8 rebounds per game this season, which are both career highs.
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Jakob Poeltl has lifted his game to new heights since re-signing with the San Antonio Spurs in 2020. He's become a full-time starter for the first time two seasons ago and has put up career-best numbers since.
But Poeltl's future in San Antonio remains murky. The Spurs have increasingly used him as an offensive hub (Poeltl is averaging a career-high 3.5 assists per game), in addition to his elite rim protection and rebounding. But San Antonio is rebuilding, and Poeltl could net a nice return via trade.
The 7-foot-1 center's original team is reportedly interested in bringing him back. The Toronto Raptors have retained interest in Poeltl since they traded him to the Spurs in the deal that brought Kawhi Leonard north. The Boston Celtics have also been linked to Poeltl, but for now the Celtics appear to be content with their roster as is.
OG Anunoby will miss at least one week due to a hip injury, according to Nick Nurse.
Nurse also added that Precious Achiuwa will be out for a few more weeks as he recovers from an ankle injury.
Meanwhile, Otto Porter Jr. will not need surgery on his dislocated toe.
The Toronto Raptors have hovered around .500 all season. After a loss in Orlando on Friday, Toronto is 13-13 on the season.
That underwhelming start has rival front office executives watching to see what Masai Ujiri will do with this underachieving bunch. Ujiri is known for taking big swings when things aren't going how he wants on the floor.
Fred VanVleet and Gary Trent Jr. both have player options for next season that they are expected to opt out of. If one, or both, aren't seen as part of the future, Ujiri could choose to get aggressive on the trade market.
The Raptors are also expected to evaluate the long-term viability of Pascal Siakam, OG Anunoby and Scottie Barnes playing together. All three are similarly sized, long-armed players, but there are questions about the floor spacing when all three are in the same lineup.
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