Toronto Raptors

Covers the 6 tracked contracts at the top of this cap sheet — not the full 15-man roster · methods →

Win-now, closingApron exposureLow
Front Office Brief

TOR carries $141M of tracked production (5th of 30) against $169M of true cost, netting −$28.4M of surplus (12th of 30).

Tracked production$141M
Tracked true cost$169M
Net surplus−$28.4M
Tracked contracts6
FSI gradeB · 70/100
Build around Gradey Dick

With −$0.5M of surplus from Gradey Dick and −$28.4M team-wide, the live question is how to convert flexibility into a second star while the surplus window is open.

Toronto Raptors · Franchise Strategy IndexExperimental
Overall70/100B

Weighted profile led by roster quality (85/100).

Roster quality85/100A

$141M of tracked production ranks 5th of 30 tracked teams.

Cap flexibility59/100C

$169M committed at the below-apron tier — room to operate.

Asset base62/100C

−$28.4M of aggregate surplus ranks 12th of 30 tracked teams.

Championship window76/100B

Blend of 85th-pct production now and 62th-pct surplus to build on.

Downside risk (inverse — higher is safer)78/100B

17% of spend sits in negative-surplus money (light concentration).

Optionality52/100D

0 positive-asset contracts plus open cap sheet.

Roster thesis

TOR carries $141M of tracked production (5th of 30) against $169M of true cost, netting −$28.4M of surplus (12th of 30). That profile reads win-now: an overall B-grade roster (70/100) whose defining trait is roster quality (85/100).

Best asset
Gradey DickFairly priced

Gradey Dick is the surplus engine: −$0.5M on $4.4M, 1.1 marginal wins of production.

Worst liability
Brandon IngramPaying a premium

Brandon Ingram is the drag: −$8.1M under water on $92.4M still owed over 2 years.

Apron exposure
Tracked booksLowMajority of tracked salary sits below the apron — no penalty multiplier, $169M of clean cap.
Next Decision

Build around Gradey Dick

With −$0.5M of surplus from Gradey Dick and −$28.4M team-wide, the live question is how to convert flexibility into a second star while the surplus window is open.

Warning

Strategic warning

The window is expensive and closing: high production but −$28.4M of surplus means every season delayed costs real value.

Toronto Raptors · Cap Sheet6 contracts tracked

This is BOW’s curated slice of Toronto Raptors’s books, not the full roster — totals below cover only the 6 tracked contracts shown here.

Tracked cap committed$169M
Production value$141M
True cost$169M
Total AASV−$28.4M
Tracked cap hits
Model Assumptions

AASV = wins × $/win − cap hit × apron multiplier. Set the knobs to your own front-office judgment — every number on this page updates live.

$3.5M
What one marginal win costs on the open market.
1.50×
How much a first-apron team's dollar really costs (tax bill, shrinking roster tools).
2.00×
The punitive tier — frozen picks, no salary aggregation, repeater tax.
Best valueFairly priced
Gradey Dick

$4.4M cap hit

−$0.5M AASV

Biggest holePaying a premium
Brandon Ingram

$44.0M cap hit

−$8.1M AASV

PlayerCap hitAASVVerdict
Brandon Ingram$44.0M−$8.1MPaying a premium
Scottie Barnes$38.7M−$7.0MPaying a premium
Immanuel Quickley$32.5M−$5.0MPaying a premium
RJ Barrett$30.0M−$4.9MPaying a premium
Jakob Poeltl$19.5M−$2.9MFairly priced
Gradey Dick$4.4M−$0.5MFairly priced