Toronto Raptors: 100 most important facts before the season starts

Masai Ujiri

51. Masai Ujiri’s last four 1st round picks are Delon Wright at 20, Jakob Poeltl at nine, Pascal Siakam at 27, and OG Anunoby at 23. Going 4-4 on players who are at starter or near-starter-quality, in the mid-late first round is absurd.

52. The Raptors will have their first-round pick for the first time in two years this summer.

53. The Raptors have won at least 48 games since Masai Ujiri became team president.

54. Masai Ujiri won executive of the year while with the Denver Nuggets but has never won while with the Toronto Raptors

Cap figures

55. Toronto has over 48 million invested in Gasol/Ibaka. If they don’t play together this season, that’s more than 47-percent of the cap for one position

56. Toronto still has Justin Hamilton‘s $1 million cap hit on the books

57. The Raptors have three trade exceptions left, ranging from $1.5 to $2.5 million.

58. After Lowry and Siakam’s extensions, with FVV’s cap-hold, the Toronto Raptors have less than $10 million in cap space available for the 2020 offseason

59. Toronto has more than $5.9 million in space before reaching the luxury tax.

60. Last season was the first year the Raptors ever paid the Luxury Tax

61. Toronto ranked 4th in the NBA in attendance last season. They have one of the highest revenues in the NBA.