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Toronto Raptors: Ranking every contract from best to worst

By Vimal Sivakumar

TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA - 2017/09/22: The entrance of the Air Canada Centre. There is sunlight reflecting from the glass. The famous place will be renamed starting on January 2018. (Photo by Roberto Machado Noa/LightRocket via Getty Images)
TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA - 2017/09/22: The entrance of the Air Canada Centre. There is sunlight reflecting from the glass. The famous place will be renamed starting on January 2018. (Photo by Roberto Machado Noa/LightRocket via Getty Images) /
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TORONTO, ON – APRIL 25: Delon Wright #55 of the Toronto Raptors dribbles the ball as Ty Lawson #4 of the Washington Wizards defends during the second half of Game Five in Round One of the 2018 NBA playoffs at Air Canada Centre on April 25, 2018 in Toronto, Canada. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images)”n
TORONTO, ON – APRIL 25: Delon Wright #55 of the Toronto Raptors dribbles the ball as Ty Lawson #4 of the Washington Wizards defends during the second half of Game Five in Round One of the 2018 NBA playoffs at Air Canada Centre on April 25, 2018 in Toronto, Canada. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images)”n /

6. Delon Wright

Contract: 1 year — $2.5M (18/19

Wright played 69 games for Toronto this season, scoring 8 points per game on 46.5% from the field in a limited 20.8 minutes per contest.

Furthermore, of players that played between 20 and 30 minutes per game, and appeared in at least 50 games, Wright had the 13th best +/- in the NBA, which says a lot for a 3rd year player.

However, this is a ranking of the team’s best contracts and although Delon’s contract is only going to cost the team $2,536,898, there is one glaring reason his contract is not ranked higher on this list – control.

Why below Miles

Truthfully, lack of team control is the only reason Delon is ranked as Toronto’s 6th best deal.

OG, Pascal and Jakob are young players with varying degrees of team control. On the other hand, after next season, Delon is a free agent and will likely command a much higher salary. Therefore, despite what Delon provides, when assessing Toronto’s contracts, Wright’s deal ultimately ranks closer to the bottom of the list.

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