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With the salary cap situation the Raptors are in, March 15 was the first day they could add a player at the pro-rated minimum salary and stay under the luxury tax threshold, which was the impetus for Toronto trading Ochai Agbaji at the deadline in February. It doesn’t sound like the Raptors are in a rush to sign a player for the remainder of the season, but they are planning to use the roster spot and the flexibility they have to sign someone to a 10-day contract. Just looking at the calendar, if the Raptors add a 10-day signee on Wednesday before they play the Chicago Bulls, they could have him on their roster for a stretch of six games: their entire five-game west-coast road trip and their first game back in Toronto on March 27 against the New Orleans Pelicans. As for who? That’s a different question. The Raptors have seen some encouraging signs from Markelle Fultz with Raptors 905, but you get the sense they’d like to see him get closer to NBA game shape after a long lay-off before committing there. We’ll see.
Jon Krawczynski: No Anthony Black in the second half for the Magic (back). Wolves are gonna need a third quarter like they had the other night against Toronto to get back in this one.
It puts RJ Barrett on shaky ground in Toronto. “Can we perfectly time this, where every year we have a $25 million expiring (contract)? No,” Raptors general manager Bobby Webster told The Athletic earlier this month when asked about the franchise’s flexibility. “That was maybe the one we didn’t have this year.” Webster was not speaking about Barrett when he said that. However, it was clear at the trade deadline that teams don’t see value in taking on long-term contracts such as the ones Immanuel Quickley and Poeltl have, even if Quickley is quietly making his look better. Ingram’s contract could be expiring next year, but he has a $41.9 million player option for 2027-28. Barrett is owed $29.6 million next year and then will become an unrestricted free agent. His contract would go a long way toward helping the Raptors upgrade, given that most trades in the NBA require approximately the same amount of annual salary switching sides.
After a hard-fought, exhausting win in Toronto the night before, the Spurs avoided a letdown game against the Brooklyn Nets by beginning the game strong and overcoming some rough stretches by spreading the wealth and riding the hot hand of the moment on their way to a 126-110 victory. Seven Spurs scored in double figures, led by 26 from the hometown kid Julian Champagnie on 10-14 shooting, 6-9 from three. Michael Porter, Jr. was cold in the first half but exploded in the second for the Nets, finishing with 25 points and 14 rebounds.
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Bucks Media Information: Injury Update: Myles Turner is available for today’s game vs. Toronto.
Michael Grange: Brandon Ingram on coming to Toronto and making all-star for the first time since 2020:
Brandon Ingram on coming to Toronto and making all-star for the first time since 2020: pic.twitter.com/Q12SWvdkBh
— Michael Grange (@michaelgrange) February 10, 2026
They explored numerous avenues, but never engaged the Bucks on anything of real substance, team sources said. By Thursday morning, it became clear to the Wolves that Antetokounmpo wasn’t going anywhere. It was clear by Wednesday night in Toronto that the rumors were starting to weigh on the players. Most understood that a deal to get Antetokounmpo likely meant a large portion of the roster would be heading elsewhere.
The Toronto-Brooklyn-Clippers trade is official. If the teams waived physicals (which seems likely), it means Chris Paul and Ochai Agbaji could be traded again before 3 ET.
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MrBuckBuck: Fischer: Phoenix (a team that’s in the tax) has Nick Richards’ contract that they’re looking to move, that they almost moved to Toronto...we got pretty strong word from Sacramento that they don’t really think a deal’s going to happen anytime soon, would Toronto pivot back to Nick Richards?"
Josh Lewenberg: In Bobby Webster’s 12 years with the team, the Raptors have never traded multiple 1st-round picks in the same deal. They weren’t willing to do it for Anthony Davis and it’s hard to see them doing it for Sabonis. Unless the price comes down, expect a quiet deadline day in Toronto:
In Bobby Webster’s 12 years with the team, the Raptors have never traded multiple 1st-round picks in the same deal. They weren’t willing to do it for Anthony Davis and it’s hard to see them doing it for Sabonis. Unless the price comes down, expect a quiet deadline day in Toronto: pic.twitter.com/uJ9kDRLRG3
— Josh Lewenberg (@JLew1050) February 5, 2026
Eric Koreen: I can confirm, per a team source. Unlikely CP3 plays in Toronto but nothing firm yet.
