(Toronto) Fullback Gary Trent Jr. will take advantage of the option for the next season on his contract with the Toronto Raptors, according to various media.
The option is worth US$18.8 million. Media reports mention that the player and the Raptors are discussing a contract extension.
Trent, 24, averaged 17.4 points per game last season, making 36.9% of his three-point shots.
He had done better in 2021-22, averaging 18.3 points per game and 38.3% efficiency from beyond the three-point arc.
Trent played his first two and a half seasons in the NBA with the Portland Trail Blazers. The Raptors acquired his services in a trade that sent Norm Powell to Oregon.
He signed a three-year, $51.8 million contract with the Raptors ahead of the 2021-22 season.
Point guard Fred VanVleet and center Jakob Poeltl are the two important Raptors who can still claim full free agency this summer.
VanVleet rejected a 22.8 million option earlier this month.