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3 veteran minimum free agent targets Raptors should look at

By Mike Luciano

MONTREAL, CANADA - OCTOBER 14: Vice-Chairman and team president of the Toronto Raptors, Masai Ujiri (Photo by Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images)
MONTREAL, CANADA - OCTOBER 14: Vice-Chairman and team president of the Toronto Raptors, Masai Ujiri (Photo by Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images) /
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The Toronto Raptors appear to have largely finished their free agent signings, as the depth chart and cap sheet are starting to fill up. Losing Fred VanVleet was addressed very quickly with the signing of Dennis Schroder in the backcourt and Jalen McDaniels on the wing.

The Raptors could guarantee Joe Wieskamp’s contract, but the alternative could be replacing him with a proven veteran presence that can be a stabilizing force at the end of the bench. With Thad Young a potential trade chip, more veteran leadership could be worth targeting.

Another way Toronto could fill that spot is to give someone that has bounced around the league one last chance to show they are worth keeping around in the NBA. The Raptors usually love having elements of competition on the back end of their roster.

These three players remain unattached to a club, and the Raptors could be the saviors that manage to fly in and give them a contract. They won’t move the needle, but Toronto could do much worse in terms of finding a veteran player for the end of the team’s bench.

3 veteran minimum targets for the Toronto Raptors.

3. Juan Toscano-Anderson

While Toscano-Anderson looked like a solid role player on a championship Warriors team, his flaws and foibles were exposed in what became his only season with the Lakers. A trade to the Jazz in the whole Russell Westbrook buyout saga saw him rooted to the end of the bench.

While his 3-point percentage went into the toiler last season, his play with the Warriors suggests he could be more effective with some confidence and a very defined role. JTA has eaten up some significant minutes for those post-Kevin Durant Warriors teams.

Will the Toronto Raptors sign Juan Toscano-Anderson?

With Young, Chris Boucher, and Precious Achiuwa already on the roster and Summer League standout Mouhamadou Gueye making a solid case for a two-way spot, the Raptors may have hit their predetermined limit of power forwards. However, Ujiri has blown past those expectations before.

Toscano-Anderson is in need of a bounce-back season, and getting caught up in the Lakers meat grinder may have been a prime case of “wrong place, wrong time.” The Raptors would be willing to give him some extra time as a developmental prospect, which could help the guy from Golden State come back.