Canada Basketball certainly can’t afford to run a G League team and keep any of its other programs going. I know that anyone signed to an NBA deal is a Raptor, that's easy. As for G League possibilities, players who are in camp with the NBA team and cut can be added as “local” players to the 905 roster. I think the reason Raptors traded Powell was because they did not think they would be able to sign him? Mike in CalgaryA: Part of Trent’s deal was his relatively small cap hold that gave the Raptors some possible flexibility in free agency.
Source: thestar August 15, 2021 13:41 UTC