Toronto Raptors

Can the Toronto Raptors sign a max free agent in 2029-30?

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Not through free agency. The Raptors have no cap space for 2029-30 (projected), and outside free agents can only sign for the max using cap space.
Max, 0-6 yrs (25%)
$50.5M
Max, 7-9 yrs (30%)
$60.6M
Max, 10+ yrs (35%)
$70.7M
Cap space
$35.4M

Max starting salaries run $50.5M to $70.7M depending on experience (projected), and the Raptors' cap position is $35.4M. The one path: renouncing all their free-agent holds would open $107.5M, enough for the $50.5M tier, at the cost of their Bird rights.

Without room, a max-level player can still arrive by trade (matching salary) or by the Raptors re-signing their own free agent with Bird rights, which works over the cap.

This is a forward look at 2029-30: it counts the contracts, options, and cap holds already on the Raptors books for that season. Signings, trades, and option decisions between now and then will move these numbers.

The rule behind this

A player's maximum starting salary is a percentage of the salary cap, set by his years of service: 25% with 0–6 years, 30% with 7–9, and 35% with 10 or more.

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Numbers come straight from the live Raptors cap sheet, recomputed whenever the data updates.