As their preseason comes to a close, the Toronto Raptors roster has taken shape ahead of their opening night meeting with the Washington Wizards on Oct. 20.
The team today announced that it has waived forward Ishmail Wainright in its final roster cut, electing to keep Yuta Watanabe, Sam Dekker and Isaac Bonga.
Official: We’ve waived forward Ish Wainright pic.twitter.com/hWw8G9zqTk
— Toronto Raptors (@Raptors) October 17, 2021
Including No. 4 overall pick Scottie Barnes, who signed his rookie-scale contract ahead of Summer League play, and second-round pick Dalano Banton, who signed a rookie deal over the summer, Toronto has 12 players with guaranteed contracts. After signing undrafted forward Justin Champagnie and second-round pick David Johnson to two-way deals, the team has also filled both of its two-way slots for the upcoming season.
In the final decision to waive Wainright, the Raptors have their final roster heading into the 2021-22 season with Watanabe, Dekker and Bonga earning the final three spots.
Guaranteed contracts
It was a busy offseason for the Raptors, who drafted Barnes fourth overall, re-signed both Gary Trent Jr. and Khem Birch, in addition to acquiring Precious Achiuwa and Goran Dragic via a sign-and-trade that sent Kyle Lowry to the Miami Heat.
Chris Boucher, who signed a two-year deal with the Raptors, saw his contract for the 2021-22 season become fully guaranteed, giving him the opportunity to build upon a career year. They also brought in 24-year-old sharpshooter Svi Mykhailiuk on a guaranteed deal worth $3.6 million over two seasons.
The upcoming season marks the first year of the four-year extension OG Anunoby signed in December 2020, while Barnes begins on a rookie-scale contract commensurate with his being the No. 4 overall pick, as does Banton as a rookie second-round pick.
| Player | Position | Salary (USD) |
| Pascal Siakam | F | $33.0 million |
| Fred VanVleet | G | $19.7 million |
| Goran Dragic | G | $19.4 million |
| OG Anunoby | F | $16.1 million |
| Gary Trent Jr. | G | $16.0 million |
| Scottie Barnes | F | $7.3 million |
| Chris Boucher | F | $7.0 million |
| Khem Birch | C | $6.4 million |
| Precious Achiuwa | F | $2.7 million |
| Malachi Flynn | G | $2.0 million |
| Svi Mykhailiuk | G | $1.7 million |
| Dalano Banton | G | $925K |
All salary figures via Spotrac.
Partially guaranteed contracts
Partially guaranteed contracts come with a number of deadlines with respect to guarantees and money owed.
Yuta Watanabe, who began last season on a two-way contract, saw his deal converted into a standard NBA contract that is partially guaranteed for the 2021-22 NBA season. According to Spotrac, $1.8 million of Watanabe's deal became guaranteed when he made the final roster ahead of the season.
Sam Dekker and Isaac Bonga will also cash in on their two-year minimum deals as a result of making the final roster.
| Player | Position | Salary | Money guaranteed |
| Yuta Watanabe | F | $1.8 million | $375,000 |
| Sam Dekker | F | $1.7 million | $350,000 |
| Isaac Bonga | F | $1.7 million | $200,000 |
All salary figures via Spotrac.
Two-way contracts
Johnson, the No. 47 overall pick in the 2021 NBA Draft, and Champagnie, who went undrafted in 2021, will begin the season as Toronto's two two-way players.
Per the league's two-way rules, each player will receive roughly 50 percent of a rookie minimum salary ($462,629) and are hard-capped at 50 games on the Raptors' active list. Unlike last year, two-way players will not be eligible for postseason play unless their contract is converted.
A return to a more normal NBA G League schedule means that both Champagnie and Johnson will see valuable time with the Raptors 905.
| Player | Age | Position |
| Justin Champagnie | 20 | F |
| David Johnson | 20 | G |
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