Blake Murphy Sports Writing

Jamison Battle and Bruno Fernando are Toronto Raptors.

Those are the most notable outcomes from a series of roster moves the team made Saturday, locking in their 18-man roster for opening night 2024-25 and giving us an early look at what Raptors 905 may look like in the G League this season.

While the team entered training camp with most of the roster set in place, there were a handful of interesting choices to make at the back end. From a salary cap and luxury tax standpoint, this was the easiest Raptors pre-season to navigate in years; the battles were almost exclusively about the roster, for this season and long-term, with the decisions coming down to how best to balance the now and the future.

Let’s take a look at the decisions they made, where things stand from a roster and cap standpoint, and the few outstanding items they’ll still need to address in the coming weeks.