Overview
- The Raptors opened training camp Tuesday without having held substantive extension talks between the club and Barrett’s agent Bill Duffy, according to multiple reports.
- Barrett is entering the final year of his four-year deal with a $29.6 million cap hit and is scheduled to be an unrestricted free agent next summer.
- Toronto confirmed a two-year, $115 million extension for Kawhi Leonard on Sept. 23 and already carries large multi-year contracts for Scottie Barnes, Immanuel Quickley and Jakob Poeltl, which materially reduces short-term payroll flexibility.
- Barrett says he is focused on playing and is leaving negotiations to his agent, and he comes off a season in which he averaged 19.3 points in the regular season and produced a memorable playoff game-winner.
- With Barrett’s contract expiring and his market value estimated as high as roughly $44 million per season, the Raptors face three main options this year: extend him, trade him before the February 2027 deadline, or let him test free agency next summer.