Research cutoff: 2026-07-18, America/New_York. Projections below are Rome model outputs, not published sportsbook lines. Every roster or injury statement is date-stamped because this depth chart can change as soon as the Leonard investigation resolves.
State of the team
Toronto went 46-36, finished fifth in the East and lost a seven-game first-round series in 2025-26. The official NBA team page records 114.6 points per game (21st), 42.1 rebounds (24th), 29.5 assists (third) and 111.8 opponent points (ninth); NBA.com's trade analysis puts the defense fifth at 112.1 points allowed per 100 possessions and the overall net rating at +2.9. Scottie Barnes and Collin Murray-Boyles are the structural core. Immanuel Quickley, RJ Barrett, Brandon Ingram and Jakob Poeltl supplied the established starter minutes. NBA team stats, accessed 2026-07-18 · NBA.com Kawhi fit analysis, 2026-07-01
Darko Rajakovic is the head coach, entering year four. Toronto signed him to a multi-year extension on 2026-07-02 — reported as four years added to the single season remaining on his deal — after he improved the club by 16 wins. This matters for the rotation assumptions below rather than only as a personnel note: an extended coach removes hot-seat rotation churn, is affirmative evidence against the tanking branch of the outcome range, and locks in a fourth year of the same deep-rotation, high-passing system. That system is why no Raptor is projected above roughly 34 MPG and why assists are distributed across the roster (Toronto finished third in team assists) rather than concentrated in one initiator. HoopsHype, 2026-07-02 · Hoops Rumors, 2026-07-02
The most important fact is procedural: Toronto and the Clippers agreed to exchange Ingram, Gradey Dick, draft capital and swaps for Kawhi Leonard, but Toronto announced on July 9 that it would wait for the NBA's outside-counsel investigation into possible Clippers cap circumvention. There is no timetable. Therefore Leonard is not treated as a verified Toronto player in this desk, while Ingram and Dick remain in the official-roster baseline. NBA/AP hold report, 2026-07-09
Verified roster and contract layer
The official Raptors roster page listed the following 18 players at the cutoff. “Standard,” “two-way,” “Exhibit 10,” and “UFA” distinguish actual roster security from a web-page listing. Official Raptors roster, accessed 2026-07-18
| Player | Pos. | Cutoff status | Fantasy implication |
|---|---|---|---|
| Immanuel Quickley | G | Standard | Starting point guard; hamstring/foot recovery matters |
| RJ Barrett | G/F | Standard | Starting scorer; likely 30-32 MPG |
| Brandon Ingram | F | Standard, agreed trade-out on hold | Current starter; disappears from TOR projection if deal closes |
| Scottie Barnes | F/G | Standard | Franchise hub and best nine-category asset |
| Jakob Poeltl | C | Standard | Starting center; back and reduced playoff role create risk |
| Collin Murray-Boyles | F | Standard | Ascending closing big/forward |
| Ja'Kobe Walter | G | Standard | Defense-first wing competing for top reserve minutes |
| Gradey Dick | G/F | Standard, agreed trade-out on hold | Current shooting reserve; disappears if deal closes |
| Jamal Shead | G | Standard; option exercised | Backup point guard and assists streamer |
| Trayce Jackson-Davis | F/C | Standard; option exercised | Deep center reserve |
| Jamison Battle | F | Standard | Shooting depth outside healthy rotation |
| Allen Graves | F | Rookie-scale first-rounder | No. 19 pick; immediate defensive pathway |
| Kyle Anderson | F/G | Standard, one year | Low-usage connector; officially signed in July |
| Alijah Martin | G | Standard, two years | End-of-rotation guard; officially re-signed in July |
| Chucky Hepburn | G | Two-way | Raptors 905 lead guard; knee/meniscus recovery |
| Jaden Bradley | G | Two-way | No. 50 pick; 905-heavy rookie development |
| Nate Bittle | C | Exhibit 10 | Camp/905 candidate, not a guaranteed NBA roster spot |
| A.J. Lawson | G/F | Unrestricted free agent | Listed by team site but no 2026-27 TOR minutes assumed |
Toronto officially signed Anderson and Martin, selected Graves at No. 19 and Bradley at No. 50, and placed Bradley on a two-way deal. Bittle's Exhibit 10 is non-guaranteed. NBA offseason tracker, updated 2026-07-16 · Raptors sign Anderson · Raptors sign Martin · NBA Bradley page, accessed 2026-07-18 · Sportsnet Bittle contract report, 2026-07-10
Departures
The additions above are only half the ledger, and the subtractions are the more load-bearing half because they are concentrated in one position group.
| Player | Date | Destination | Vacated 2025-26 role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandro Mamukelashvili | Player option declined 6/29; signed 7/7 | Los Angeles Lakers, 4yr/$52M | Primary backup big; 11.2 PPG on .389 from three |
| Jonathan Mogbo | Team option ($2,296,271) declined 6/29 | Sacramento, two-way | Third big, 40 games |
| Ochai Agbaji | Traded 2/2026 | Brooklyn, three-team deal | Rotation wing; deal ducked the luxury tax |
| Chris Paul | Acquired 2/4/26, waived 2/13/26 | Retired | None — salary-matching only, never suited up |
Mamukelashvili and Mogbo together are the entire backup-big group behind Poeltl and Murray-Boyles walking out the door in a single week. Toronto replaced them with one veteran-minimum signing (Anderson) and an Exhibit 10 (Bittle). That is the affirmative case for the raised Murray-Boyles, Anderson and Jackson-Davis minutes in the projection board below, and it is why small-ball frontcourts are likelier to increase than decrease. Hoops Rumors — Mogbo option declined, 2026-06-29 · Hoops Rumors — Mogbo to Sacramento · NBA.com — Lakers free-agency deals · Hoops Rumors — Raptors waive Chris Paul, 2026-02-13
Depth chart today
| Position | First | Second | Next / development |
|---|---|---|---|
| PG | Immanuel Quickley | Jamal Shead | Jaden Bradley, Chucky Hepburn |
| SG | RJ Barrett | Ja'Kobe Walter | Gradey Dick, Alijah Martin |
| SF | Brandon Ingram | Gradey Dick | Allen Graves, Jamison Battle |
| PF | Scottie Barnes | Collin Murray-Boyles | Allen Graves, Kyle Anderson |
| C | Jakob Poeltl | Collin Murray-Boyles | Kyle Anderson, Trayce Jackson-Davis, Nate Bittle |
This is a functional rather than positional chart: Barnes initiates, Murray-Boyles closes at center, Barrett slides between wing slots, and Anderson can cover every frontcourt role. Toronto's biggest strengths are switchable defense, playmaking across positions and transition creation. Its pressure points are half-court shooting, defensive rebounding, Poeltl's mobility, and too many rotation-caliber forwards for the available minutes. NBA.com noted Toronto ranked third in transition points but had the league's second-worst late-clock effective field-goal percentage; it also reported Murray-Boyles played 191 playoff minutes to Poeltl's 134. The minutes split is the weaker half of that evidence; the production is the stronger half. Across the seven games against Cleveland, Murray-Boyles averaged 27.3 minutes, 14.4 points on .656 shooting, 6.4 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 1.3 steals and 1.1 blocks, and he was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team — the first Raptor so honoured since Barnes in 2021-22. His per-minute rates did not degrade at the larger role; they improved. NBA.com analysis, 2026-07-01 · CP24 — All-Rookie Second Team, 2026-05-21
Exact 240-minute allocation — official roster today
This is a healthy-night rotation, not a season-average promise. Each positional column totals 48 and the player totals sum to 240.
| Position | Allocation | Total |
|---|---|---|
| PG | Quickley 32, Shead 16 | 48 |
| SG | Barrett 20, Walter 19, Dick 9 | 48 |
| SF | Ingram 33, Barrett 11, Graves 4 | 48 |
| PF | Barnes 34, Murray-Boyles 10, Graves 4 | 48 |
| C | Poeltl 24, Murray-Boyles 16, Anderson 5, Jackson-Davis 3 | 48 |
| All positions | 32 + 16 + 31 + 19 + 9 + 33 + 8 + 34 + 26 + 24 + 5 + 3 | 240 |
Outside the healthy-night 12: Battle, Martin, Bradley, Hepburn, Bittle and Lawson. They receive season appearances through injuries, rest, development and transactions, which is why individual GP/MPG projections in the dossiers need not equal this single-game chart.
Exact 240-minute allocation — only if the Leonard trade closes
This conditional chart removes Ingram and Dick and adds Leonard. It does not assert that the trade has completed.
| Position | Allocation | Total |
|---|---|---|
| PG | Quickley 31, Shead 17 | 48 |
| SG | Barrett 24, Walter 19, Graves 5 | 48 |
| SF | Leonard 32, Barrett 7, Graves 9 | 48 |
| PF | Barnes 34, Murray-Boyles 14 | 48 |
| C | Poeltl 24, Murray-Boyles 12, Anderson 8, Jackson-Davis 4 | 48 |
| All positions | 31 + 17 + 31 + 19 + 14 + 32 + 34 + 26 + 24 + 8 + 4 | 240 |
Leonard absences would push Barrett/Barnes usage up and open wing minutes for Walter, Graves, Battle and Anderson. The trade would lower Barnes's scoring ceiling slightly but improve lineup efficiency; Ingram and Dick would cease to be Toronto assets.
2026-27 fantasy projection board
Nine-category columns are per game. “Simple FP” is a transparent comparison score: PTS + 1.2×REB + 1.5×AST + 3×STL + 3×BLK − TO; it is not any site's default. These are official-roster-today projections, so Ingram and Dick remain included and Leonard does not.
| Player | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | 3PM | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | Simple FP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scottie Barnes | 74 | 34.0 | .501 | .795 | 1.0 | 20.0 | 8.0 | 6.4 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 2.8 | 44.5 |
| Brandon Ingram | 67 | 33.0 | .474 | .820 | 1.8 | 21.3 | 5.4 | 3.8 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 2.4 | 35.3 |
| Immanuel Quickley | 68 | 32.0 | .443 | .835 | 2.6 | 17.0 | 4.0 | 6.2 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 33.3 |
| RJ Barrett | 67 | 31.0 | .486 | .725 | 1.7 | 18.5 | 5.2 | 3.2 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 30.7 |
| Collin Murray-Boyles | 72 | 29.0 | .553 | .680 | 0.6 | 12.5 | 7.0 | 2.7 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 30.3 |
| Jakob Poeltl | 60 | 24.0 | .665 | .610 | 0.0 | 10.2 | 7.0 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 25.2 |
| Jamal Shead | 78 | 21.0 | .390 | .790 | 1.0 | 7.1 | 1.8 | 5.2 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 19.0 |
| Ja'Kobe Walter | 70 | 22.0 | .435 | .790 | 1.6 | 8.8 | 2.9 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 17.3 |
| Allen Graves | 60 | 14.0 | .440 | .750 | 0.7 | 4.9 | 3.1 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 13.6 |
| Kyle Anderson | 60 | 12.0 | .500 | .700 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 11.5 |
| Trayce Jackson-Davis | 55 | 8.0 | .600 | .550 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 10.1 |
| Alijah Martin | 35 | 10.0 | .380 | .780 | 0.8 | 4.2 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 9.9 |
| Jamison Battle | 42 | 12.0 | .460 | .750 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 9.4 |
| Gradey Dick | 68 | 12.0 | .430 | .860 | 0.8 | 4.4 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 8.3 |
| Jaden Bradley | 18 | 9.0 | .420 | .760 | 0.5 | 3.2 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 8.0 |
| Chucky Hepburn | 10 | 9.0 | .390 | .780 | 0.5 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 7.8 |
| Nate Bittle | 8 | 9.0 | .500 | .700 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 7.1 |
| A.J. Lawson | 0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Correction 2026-07-18: the board previously left the season un-budgeted. An 82-game season is 82 × 240 = 19,680 team-minutes; the prior GP × MPG column summed to only 16,948, leaving 2,732 minutes (13.9%, more than a full 33-MPG starter's season) credited to nobody. The error was structural rather than clerical: every rotation player was given his healthy-night minutes and a games-missed haircut, with no one absorbing the vacated time. The 2,732 minutes have been redistributed to the players who actually absorb absences — Murray-Boyles 26.0→29.0, Shead 16.0→21.0, Walter 19.0→22.0, Graves 8.0→14.0, Anderson 5.0→12.0, Jackson-Davis 3.0→8.0, Dick 9.0→12.0, Battle 5.0→12.0, Martin 5.0→10.0, Bradley 4.0→9.0, Hepburn 4.0→9.0, Bittle 3.0→9.0 — and the counting stats and Simple FP re-derived at the new minute loads. The column now sums to exactly 19,680. Starter minutes were deliberately left untouched: under Rajakovic's deep rotation the absorption happens on the bench, not by extending Barnes or Quickley.
The frontcourt share of that redistribution is not arbitrary. Mamukelashvili and Mogbo both left in the last week of June, so Anderson and Jackson-Davis are now the only healthy bigs behind Poeltl and Murray-Boyles. A veteran-minimum signing on a team that just lost its entire backup-big group does not average five minutes across 60 appearances; that combination is not a real NBA rotation shape. Anderson averaged 19.8 MPG across 43 games in 2025-26 and Jackson-Davis 9.4 across 53, which brackets the new figures from above and below. Hoops Rumors — Anderson one-year deal, 2026-07
Note that a bench player's season MPG legitimately exceeds his healthy-night allocation above: the healthy-night chart is the rotation when all twelve are available, while the season average blends those nights with the games in which starters sit. That gap is the mechanism, not a contradiction between the two tables.
Redraft and dynasty ordering
| Tier | Nine-category redraft | Points redraft | Dynasty |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anchor | Barnes (top 15-25) | Barnes (top 20-30) | Barnes (top 12-20) |
| Standard-league | Quickley (45-70), Murray-Boyles (70-100), Ingram (55-75) | Ingram/Quickley/Murray-Boyles (roughly 50-90) | Quickley, Murray-Boyles, Ingram, Barrett |
| Build-dependent | Poeltl (80-110), Barrett (100-130) | Barrett, Poeltl | Walter, Graves, Dick after the top five |
| Stream / deep | Shead for assists, Walter for steals/3s | Shead/Walter | Bradley, Shead, Battle, Martin, Bittle, Hepburn |
Correction 2026-07-18: Murray-Boyles moves from the Build-dependent tier to Standard-league, and his projection from 26.0 MPG / 10.2 PTS / 6.2 REB to 29.0 / 12.5 / 7.0. The prior figures contradicted this desk's own thesis: it argued he had won the closing-big role, then projected him below the 27.3 MPG and 14.4 points on .656 shooting he actually produced across seven playoff games against essentially the roster he is competing with today. The All-Rookie Second Team selection (2026-05-21) and the departures of Mamukelashvili and Mogbo both point the same direction. The projection remains below his playoff line, because a seven-game sample at peak usage is not a season. ESPN — Murray-Boyles
The best redraft arbitrage is Murray-Boyles if managers price only his 8.5-point rookie season. The clearest fade is Poeltl at a healthy-prime price because his back, declining space defense and closing role all point toward 22-25 minutes. Quickley carries injury discount upside; Barrett remains much better in points or punt-FT builds than in balanced nine-category formats.
Injuries and role battles
- Quickley: right plantar fasciitis preceded a right hamstring strain in the finale; he aggravated the hamstring in rehab and missed the rest of round one. No public “fully cleared” report was found by the cutoff. NBA/AP, 2026-04-25
- Poeltl: a lower-back strain cost a 24-game stretch and required a minutes restriction; he said he felt good before the playoffs, but the history materially lowers the GP projection. Raptors Republic, 2026-04-17
- Ingram: CBS still listed a heel issue as “questionable for start of season” on June 16. Because he played 77 regular-season games and the full playoff series, this is a monitor rather than a forecasted long absence. CBS injuries, accessed 2026-07-18
- Barrett: he missed 25 games in 2025-26. The central event was a right knee sprain on November 23 against Brooklyn, landing awkwardly on a dunk attempt; the MRI was clear of structural damage but the absence extended after a platelet-rich-plasma injection on December 8, and he separately dealt with a left ankle sprain and left shoulder stiffness. He returned for the playoffs. A PRP-treated knee is the most relevant durability fact behind the 67-GP projection, which is an assumption of improvement on three straight 57-to-58-game seasons rather than a continuation of them. ESPN, 2025-12-08 · NBA.com
- Murray-Boyles / Martin / Hepburn: July 17 listings called their finger, knee and knee issues probable for the season. Hepburn previously tore his meniscus with Raptors 905. CBS injuries, accessed 2026-07-18 · Raptors Republic, 2026-07-10
- Closing center: Murray-Boyles is the favorite in switch-heavy matchups; Poeltl remains the nominal starter; Anderson and Bittle are contingency options.
- Reserve wings: Walter's defense gives him the firmest floor. Dick supplies shooting if still on the roster. Graves's stocks and rebounding could force his way into 10-16 minutes. Battle needs a shooting specialist opening.
- Backup point guard: Shead owns the NBA job; Bradley and Hepburn are two-way development bets.
Rookie and social/video signal
Official Summer League is useful as role evidence, not as a direct NBA-stat projection. Graves opened with 22 points and 13 rebounds, then showed a 15-point, five-rebound, six-assist, three-steal line; Bittle recorded six blocks in his debut and later made three threes with three blocks. NBA Graves debut recap, 2026-07-10 · NBA Summer League live blog, 2026-07-13 · NBA Bittle box score, 2026-07-10
The best long-form draft source found was Samson Folk and scout Josh Codinera's video breakdown: Graves projects as a quick-impact 3-and-D forward with a rotation floor and starter ceiling; Bradley is a mature, defense-first guard. Treat that as attributed scouting, not fact. Raptors Republic / YouTube film breakdown, 2026-07-09 · Raptors Open Gym draft video, 2026
Reddit sentiment strongly expects a Barnes–Murray-Boyles–Leonard closing frontcourt and sees Walter/Graves as defensive complements, but fans disagree on whether Poeltl or Murray-Boyles should start at center. That is a role-battle lead, not verification. Raptors depth-chart thread, 2026-06-30 · rotation construction thread, 2026-07-03
Team outcome range
| Scenario | Wins | East seed | Likely endpoint | Fantasy effect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trade remains stalled / current roster | 43-50 | 3-7 | First round to conference semifinal | Ingram remains ~21 PPG; Dick retains shooting role |
| Leonard trade closes, normal health | 48-56 | 1-5 | Conference semifinal to Finals | Leonard becomes top-two TOR fantasy asset; Ingram/Dick leave; Barnes assists/efficiency rise |
| Injury downside | 37-44 | 6-11 | Play-in / miss | Barnes volume spikes; Shead, Walter, Graves and CMB gain minutes |
| Development upside without Leonard | 50-53 | 2-5 | Conference semifinal | CMB becomes full-time closer; Quickley/Barnes climb |
The median call at the cutoff is 47 wins and a second-round ceiling, with a wide error bar entirely justified by the unresolved trade and health of Quickley, Poeltl and the possible incoming 35-year-old Leonard.
Sources
- Official Raptors roster — live roster, accessed 2026-07-18.
- NBA 2026 Toronto draft profile — draft picks and pre-free-agency contract map, accessed 2026-07-18.
- NBA offseason tracker — updated 2026-07-16.
- NBA/AP trade hold report — 2026-07-09.
- Basketball-Reference 2025-26 roster and stats — accessed 2026-07-18.
- NBA team stats — accessed 2026-07-18.
Open questions
- When will the NBA investigation finish, and will the Leonard trade close, be amended, or collapse?
- Will Quickley, Ingram and Poeltl receive full medical clearance before camp?
- Does Murray-Boyles start or merely close at center, and how far does Poeltl's workload fall?
- Can Graves's Summer League stocks and rebounding translate quickly enough to displace a veteran wing?
- Does Toronto convert Bittle from Exhibit 10 to its final two-way slot, or preserve him for Raptors 905?