Toronto Raptors Waive Five Players, Convert Bittle’s Deal to Two-Way Contract
Toronto cut five players and kept Nate Bittle on a two-way contract as it trims the roster before the regular season.
- On Saturday, the Toronto Raptors waived five players and converted centre Nate Bittle's contract to a two-way deal, completing roster adjustments before Monday's league deadline.
- Technically, every NBA team must trim rosters by 5 p.m. ET Monday, one day before the new season begins; the Raptors began these adjustments following their final pre-season loss to the Detroit Pistons.
- Bittle, a 7-foot centre from Oregon, missed all five pre-season games recovering from a foot injury, while the team maintains obvious need for backup centre depth behind incumbent Jakob Poeltl.
- Released players—Forward Tyson Degenhart, centre Jamarion Sharp, and guards Nimari Burnett, Jalen Celestine, and Tyreke Key—may resurface with Raptors 905, the club's G League affiliate in Mississauga.
- Wednesday night marks the regular season opener against the Chicago Bulls, though size remains a primary concern for the roster heading into the new week.
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Raptors make minor moves before the major work begins in Wednesday's season opener
See more Toronto Sun on Google — save as a Preferred Source The Raptors began the process of getting their house in order by engaging in some house cleaning Saturday, one day after they ended their five-game pre-season with a competitive and at times compelling loss to the host Detroit Pistons. To be clear, no […]
Raptors Convert Nate Bittle To Two-Way Contract; Waive Nimari Burnett, Jalen Celestine, Tyson Degenhart, Tyreke Key, Jamarion Sharp
The Toronto Raptors have converted center Nate Bittle to a two-way contract. Bittle signed and Exhibit 10 contract with the Raptors earlier in the offseason and won a camp competition for one of Toronto's open two-way spots. The Raptors have also waived Nimari Burnett, Jalen Celestine, Tyson Degenhart, Tyreke Key and Jamarion Sharp. That quintet had signed Exhibit 10 contracts with Toronto. Those five players are all expected to join Raptors 905…
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