Toronto

Raptors

Walter’s continued development will be vital for the Raptors this season. They have a ton of versatile talent, but his shooting and perimeter defense will complete a lot of unique lineups. He played well in this game after struggling in other preseason outings, which was encouraging to see. He may not be worthy of more than a late-round dart throw, but he could have value as a streamer at times this season.

Even as a reserve, there shouldn’t be much doubt about the type of impact CMB can make for the Raptors and for fantasy managers this season. He was incredible in just 16 minutes in this one, and his shooting from beyond the arc was encouraging. He has all the makings of a fantasy superstar and should play a significant role as the primary reserve this season while seeing time at both power forward and center.

If there was any concern about how Barnes would fit alongside Kawhi Leonard, he was able to quiet it with his performance in this game. Though it came against the Knicks’ backups, both players produced at a high level. Barnes has been a true fantasy star for most of his career and should continue to stuff the stat sheet despite Kawhi’s arrival. Managers should draft him early in the second round with confidence.

Graves had been dealing with a groin injury but was able to suit up for this one. His three-point volume across 15 minutes was encouraging, but he wasn’t productive in the box score. Still, he was able to suit up for his first preseason game. His role off the bench may be limited this season, but he’s an analytical darling that projects to be a fantasy star one day.

Leonard only played 17 minutes in the first game of his second stint as a Raptor, but his impact was immediate and clear. Sure, it came against the Knicks’ bench, but it was still encouraging to see the entire team play as well as they did. Leonard should be ready to play his normal role in the season opener against the Bulls on Wednesday, and he’ll still have one more chance to play this preseason, either in New York on Thursday or in Detroit on Friday.

Waived by the Clippers on September 25, the 7-foot-5 Sharp joins the Raptors and will compete for the team’s open two-way contract slot. He went undrafted in the 2024 draft and spent the last two seasons with the Mavericks’ G League affiliate. If he earns a two-way slot, Sharp is unlikely to impact fantasy basketball this season. To make room for Sharp, the Raptors have waived guard Chucky Hepburn.

Leonard sat out previous preseason outings, though it wasn’t because of an injury. He’ll suit up against New York for the first game of his second stint with Toronto. Expect him to play a limited role in the exhibition match.

Barrett, who paced Toronto’s 57-point first half effort with a team-high 15 points, remains a one-dimensional fantasy contributor and his scoring numbers figure to take a hit with the return of Kawhi Leonard, who will be the focal point of Toronto’s offense, when healthy. There will be enough volume during the moments when Leonard is unavailable for workload management reasons that he’ll offer some fantasy appeal in deeper formats.

The Raptors didn’t make any significant offseason changes besides the Kawhi Leonard blockbuster, which should shift a considerable amount of the scoring burden away from Barnes this season. He made some tremendous strides from an efficiency standpoint last year and Leonard’s arrival should lead to even more favorable matchups on the offensive end of the floor. It’s worth noting that Leonard has yet to play this preseason, so we haven’t gotten a look at how the offense will run just yet. It took Barnes just over one half to record a double-double in this exhibition contest. He’s a borderline first-round pick in all fantasy drafts this fall.

Quickly figures to be one of the primary beneficiaries of Kawhi Leonard’s return to Toronto as he’ll be their primary facilitator while also having additional space and opportunities to operate behind the three-point line. The 27-year-old speedster drained 5-of-6 from long range during an extremely shooting performance in this one. He represents a top-60 range, early-round pick in all fantasy drafts this fall.