“Toronto Raptors Free Agency Plans: Negotiating with Jakob Poeltl, Informing Gary Trent Jr of Departure”

When the season ended for Toronto RaptorsWith their elimination in the Eastern Conference play-in, NBA Rumors began to point to the wave of changes that was coming within the Canadian franchise project this summer with the arrival of Free Agency 2023.

The Raptors began by making the decision to dismiss the one who had been their head coach since 2018, a Nick Nurse who got the only champion ring in the history of the Canadian team in 2019 and was named Best Coach of the Year in the 2019/20 season. With this they showed that they are completely serious about their idea of ​​renewal.

Now, according to Bleacher Report’s Eric Pincus, they have also decided what they will do with two of their most pivotal players on the roster. In this case, the protagonists are Jakob Poeltl y Gary Trent Jr. The two will become unrestricted free agents this summer, though the latter has a $19.9 million player option for the 2023/24 season.

The Raptors communicate their plans

• Jakob Poeltl: With the center, the Toronto Raptors are willing to negotiate a new contract to take him back in Free Agency. According to Pincus, the first conversations between the franchise and the player have approximated a multi-year contract of about 13-15 million per season.
• Gary Trent Jr: With Trent Jr the story is different. The Raptors have informed him that he is not part of the Canadian team’s plans, as a warning in case he planned to make his player option effective. The escort has two options: exercise his ‘player option’, not play and wait to be transferred, or look for a new contract with another team in Free Agency.