NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 05: (NEW YORK DAILIES OUT) Yuta Watanabe #18 of the Toronto Raptors (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)
The Toronto Raptors plan to force the likes of Sam Dekker, Ishmail Wainright, and Isaac Bonga to battle it out with 2020-21 holdovers Yuta Watanabe and Freddie Gillespie for one of the final three spots on the opening night roster. While that plan is still in motion, that group now faces even longer odds of contributing this season thanks to Svi Mykhailiuk.
After putting up some solid scoring numbers with the Oklahoma City Thunder last season, Mykhailiuk agreed to a deal that includes a player option for the 2022-23 season.