TAMPA, FLORIDA - APRIL 18: Gary Trent Jr. #33 of the Toronto Raptors (Photo by Douglas P. DeFelice/Getty Images)
Toronto Raptors free agency will prove once and for all which pieces the front office considers essential to winning next year and which can be tossed in exchange for spare parts. One incredibly interesting case is that of Gary Trent Jr. and his restricted free agency, as his next contract might shape the scope of Toronto’s summer plans.
Trent was the compensation for Norman Powell after Toronto shipped him off to the Portland Trail Blazers, and he responded by upping his scoring numbers to 16.