Cutoff/status: 2026-07-18; re-signed on a two-way contract. CBS listed a knee issue probable for the start of the season. Official NBA profile · NBA free-agent options tracker, 2026 · CBS injuries · Toronto Raptors
Baseline and projection
Hepburn appeared in two NBA games for 13 total minutes in 2025-26: zero points, one rebound, two assists, one steal and one turnover. He had been leading Raptors 905 before tearing his meniscus, then returned to start at point guard in Summer League and recorded 11 points and five assists in the opener. Raptors Republic, 2026-07-10 · NBA Summer League recap, 2026-07-10
| GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | 3PM | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 9.0 | .390 | .780 | 0.5 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
Correction 2026-07-18: raised from 4.0 MPG to 9.0 as part of a team-wide rebalancing of the Toronto minute model, which had left 2,732 season-minutes assigned to nobody. The GP figure is unchanged at 10 — the meniscus recovery and the 905 assignment are the binding constraints on appearances, not on minutes within an appearance.
Fantasy value
- Nine-category / points: no redraft value; 7.8 simple FP/G in NBA appearances.
- Dynasty: outside top 250; watch only in very deep leagues with G League rights.
- Ceiling: healthy 905 dominance earns a midseason standard conversion or another-team opportunity.
- Floor: recovery and a crowded guard depth chart confine him to the G League.
Career record
Pre-NBA: Four college seasons, 137 starts in 137 games. Wisconsin 2021-22: 7.9 PTS / 2.3 AST / 1.1 STL (.348 3P); 2022-23: 12.2 / 2.8 / 1.5 (.405 3P); 2023-24: 9.2 / 3.9 / 2.1 — Big Ten All-Defensive Team. Louisville 2024-25: 34 GP, 34.8 MPG, 16.4 PTS / 3.5 REB / 5.8 AST / 2.4 STL on .432/.328/.844 — First-team All-ACC and ACC Defensive Player of the Year. Draft: undrafted (2025); signed a two-way with Toronto on July 1, 2025.
Essentially no NBA record: 2 games, 13 total minutes in 2025-26 (0 points, 1 rebound, 2 assists, 1 steal). His real 2025-26 season was with Raptors 905: 18 games, 29.3 MPG, 12.4 PTS / 8.6 AST / 2.4 STL with 8 double-doubles — third in the G League in both assists and steals per game during the 905's 19-0 start — before a torn right meniscus (surgery January 8, 2026) ended his year.
Durability: Fully durable through college (never missed a start in four years); the meniscus tear is the first significant injury on record and the open question for 2026-27 burst and lateral quickness.
Trajectory: The record is consistent across five competitive seasons: an elite point-of-attack defender (2.1-2.4 steals everywhere he plays) who runs an offense (5.8 then 8.6 assists) but has never shot better than .432 from the field. The G League half-season showed the profile translates a level up; the knee interrupted the proof. In 2026-27 he develops on a two-way behind Quickley and Shead and competes with Jaden Bradley for the third point-guard call-up; he becomes fantasy-relevant only via a midseason standard conversion or a Toronto guard injury handing him real minutes, at which point he is a steals-and-assists specialist in deep leagues, not a scorer.
Career sources: Wikipedia · Raptors Republic re-signing report with 905 stats · StatMuse 2025-26 totals
Open questions
- Has he recovered his pre-meniscus burst and lateral movement?
- Can he separate from fellow two-way guard Jaden Bradley as a creator?
- Is there any NBA role while Quickley and Shead are healthy?