Overview
- Rajakovic completed his 2026-27 staff on Thursday, Sept. 17, 2026, naming Stephen Silas to the front bench while promoting Matt Vest and bringing back Jeremy Castleberry.
- Silas brings 25 years of NBA experience and recent work with USA Basketball that produced an 11-3 record and a bronze medal in the FIBA AmeriCup windows.
- The Raptors added or retained a deeper video and player-development group, including Stephane Ingo, Isiah Price, Aidan Wilson, Ike Azotam, Kareem Elliott and Felecia Brown in operations roles.
- The new staff is meant to support player growth and in-game adjustments and to help Rajakovic make tough rotation calls, especially with Kawhi Leonard's return and questions around Jakob Poeltl's role.
- Toronto enters the season off a 46-36 finish and a fifth-place East spot last year, so training camp and preseason will show whether the staff changes translate into stronger lineups and deeper playoff hopes.