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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.
Blake Murphy: Darko Rajakovic says Scottie Barnes was playing through pain throughout the game (from Tues quad contusion), and that went into rotation choices (31min), particularly the 4th stretch without Barnes and Ingram (and Quickley)
Doug Smith. The Raptors are managing Jakob Poeltl's minutes in a new way; he'll come off the bench and Collin Murray-Boyles joins Quickley, Barrett, Ingram and Barnes as a starter
Doug Smith: Immanuel Quickley's ankle is fine and he's a go for the Raptors against Indy, Jakob Poeltl's taking another day. "“For the last five, seven days, everything we’re doing is just reconditioning. It’s just getting him to the point where he’s going to be physically feeling fine out there," Darko Rajakovic said of Poeltl
Blake Murphy: Jakob Poeltl is out. He’s “very close.” The last 5-7 days has been reconditioning, trying to get that aspect back before he plays. Immanuel Quickley is expected to play but still technically a game-time call.
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The Raptors, league sources confirmed, are among the teams that have checked in on Sabonis ahead of the trade deadline. He has three years and $136.3 million left on his contract, so it would need to be a large-scale deal with either RJ Barrett or Immanuel Quickley likely heading back. Barrett's remaining contract (two years, $57.3 million) is more appetizing.
NBA Communications: Los Angeles Lakers guard Luka Dončić and Toronto Raptors guard Immanuel Quickley have been named the NBA Western and Eastern Conference Players of the Week, respectively, for Week 14 of the 2025-26 season (Jan. 19-25).
Esfandiar Baraheni: UPDATE: Immanuel Quickley and Ja’Kobe Walter are AVAILABLE. Collin Murray-Boyles is OUT.
TSN can confirm that Toronto appears willing to part with some combination of Immanuel Quickley, Jakob Poeltl and RJ Barrett, or at least that’s the impression that rival teams have gleaned from exploratory discussions. That tracks, both because the Raptors would need to include one or two of those players to match salary in any big trade, but also because those are the contracts limiting their financial flexibility moving forward.
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Immanuel Quickley had a night on Tuesday. Not just any other night, but a Wilt Chamberlain kind of evening. The former Kentucky Wildcats star put on a show in the Raptors’ 145-127 win over Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors at Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., leading Toronto with 40 points on 11-for-13 shooting from the field to go along with 10 assists, 2 rebounds and 2 steals in 34 minutes of action. Quickley’s performance made him just the second player in the history of the NBA to have at least 40 points and 10 dimes, while shooting 80% or better from the floor in a game. Chamberlain was the first one to do it, and he accomplished that monster stat line three times, according to ESPN Insights.
