The Raptors have placed three players on waivers, according to Blake Murphy of Sportsnet.ca (Twitter link), who says that center Branden Carlson and guards Jared Rhoden and Jahmi’us Ramsey are the roster casualties in Toronto.
Carlson was on a two-way contract, while Rhoden and Ramsey were in camp on non-guaranteed Exhibit 10 contracts.
Forward Jamison Battle, the team’s other Exhibit 10 recipient, has had his contract converted into a two-way deal, replacing Carlson, Murphy adds.
Battle, who went undrafted out of Ohio State in June, impressed the Raptors at the Las Vegas Summer League, where he averaged 7.4 points per game on .565/.600/1.000 shooting in five outings (14.0 MPG). He also had a strong preseason, putting up 6.4 PPG in just 9.8 MPG in five appearances off the bench, with a .545 FG% (and a .571 3PT%).
Battle will help provide depth early in the season on the wing, where RJ Barrett and Bruce Brown are among the projected rotation players dealing with injuries.
As Murphy tweets, Rhoden will likely report to the Raptors 905, since they control his rights, but the next steps for Carlson and Ramsey are less clear. The Raptors won’t have first dibs on Carlson’s rights since he was on a two-way deal rather than an Exhibit 10 contract, and Ramsey’s returning rights are still controlled by the Oklahoma City Blue.
Toronto is now carrying 14 players on fully guaranteed contracts, plus Bruno Fernando on a non-guaranteed deal, and three players on two-way pacts. Assuming Fernando makes the opening night roster, his full minimum salary will become guaranteed.