Toronto Raptors waiting on Sasha Vezenkov

Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri is consenting to beryllium diligent pinch Sasha Vezenkov.

The 28-year-old guardant was traded from nan Sacramento Kings to nan Raptors connected June 28 connected nan 2nd time of nan NBA Draft. Vezenkov was sent to Toronto on pinch Davion Mitchell, nan draught authorities to Jamal Shead, and a 2025 second-round pick.

Mitchell and Shead person signed deals pinch nan Raptors but Vezenkov has not, pinch media reports saying he wants to motion a multi-year statement pinch Greece’s Olympiacos successful nan EuroLeague.

“We’re still going done that situation,” said Ujiri. “I deliberation that should create successful nan adjacent fewer days aliases we’ll spot whether it’s a fewer months.”

The six-foot-eight Bulgarian, who was calved successful Cyprus, averaged 5.4 points, 2.3 rebounds and 0.5 assists successful 12.2 minutes per crippled successful his first NBA season. He played successful 42 games successful 2023-24 and could adhd immoderate extent astatine guardant to Toronto’s bench.

“We acquired a subordinate successful a waste and acquisition and we consciousness we person communicated well,” said Ujiri. “We communicated good pinch nan supplier and nan squad earlier and truthful we’ll spot really that goes.”

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The Raptors officially signed all-star guardant Scottie Barnes and starting constituent defender Immanuel Quickley to deals connected Monday.

Quickley will person a reported headdress deed of US$30.2 cardinal and Barnes, whose caller woody kicks successful for nan 2025-26 season, is still astatine $10.1 million. Those contracts mean nan Raptors person a payroll of astir $168.8 cardinal adjacent season, $2.2 cardinal beneath nan NBA’s luxury taxation threshold.

This study by The Canadian Press was first published July 8, 2024.