{"id":330868,"date":"2026-05-07T19:58:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T14:28:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=330868"},"modified":"2026-05-07T19:58:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T14:28:11","slug":"webster-willing-to-attend-on-barrett-contract","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/05\/07\/webster-willing-to-attend-on-barrett-contract\/","title":{"rendered":"Webster willing to attend on Barrett contract"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>TORONTO \u2013 Bobby Webster is willing to attend on re-signing star Canadian guard RJ Barrett.<\/p>\n<p>The Toronto Raptors general manager had his season-ending news conference on Wednesday afternoon at OVO Athletic Centre, the NBA team\u2019s practice facility. One in every of the primary questions Webster was asked was if he was open to signing a contract extension with Barrett this summer as he enters the ultimate 12 months of his current deal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re going to maintain all those conversations private,\u201d said Webster. \u201cSpoke to RJ at the tip of the season and spoke to him throughout the season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI believe one of the best part is he&#8217;s under contract, so that call may also be at the tip of the season.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Barrett, from Mississauga, Ont., is under contract through 2026-27 as he completes a four-year, US$107 million extension signed with the Latest York Knicks in 2022. Toronto traded for him and Immanuel Quickley in December 2023.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad c-ad--tallSticky\">\n<p>Story continues below commercial<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Webster\u2019s issue isn\u2019t a lot that he doesn\u2019t want Barrett to play for the Raptors past the following season \u2014 it\u2019s that he won&#8217;t find a way to afford him.<\/p>\n<p>Unless Toronto finds a solution to shed significant contracts this summer, it&#8217;ll be over the salary cap when the following NBA season begins in October. The Raptors payroll might be roughly $193 million against a projected $165-million cap, meaning they\u2019ll need to pay the NBA\u2019s luxury tax.<\/p>\n<p>Toronto is already committed to paying six players over $159 million in 2027-28 when Barrett\u2019s contract ends, including all-stars Scottie Barnes and Brandon Ingram in addition to fellow starters Immanuel Quickley and Jakob Poeltl.<\/p>\n<div class=\"l-article__part\" data-shortcode=\"related_videos\">\n<div class=\"l-inlineStories l-inlineStories--video\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"l-inlineStories__title\">Related Videos<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<section id=\"miniplayer-carousel\" class=\"l-videoCarousel l-videoCarousel--embed c-carousel\" data-video-carousel-play-inline=\"true\" data-video-carousel-init=\"false\" aria-label=\"Video carousel contains 10 videos.\">\n<div class=\"l-videoCarousel__inner\">\n<div class=\"l-videoCarousel__featured\">\n<div class=\"c-video c-videoPlay \" data-iframe-receiver=\"\" data-autoplay=\"\" data-displayinline-featured=\"true\" data-displayinline-type=\"video\" data-displayinline-player-id=\"miniplayer\" data-displayinline-video-id=\"11825789\" data-displayinline-ratio=\"16:9\" data-displayinline=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/video\/embed\/playlist\/11825789,11811263,11806034,11736470,11520120,11519608,11499192,11272226,11267415,11265148\/?poster=https%3A%2F%2Fi0.wp.com%2Fmedia.globalnews.ca%2Fvideostatic%2Fnews%2Fwv28i7p5ns-6q7q8t8jh8%2FONLINEGNMFRIDANBERLINSTILL.jpg%3Fw%3D1200%26quality%3D70%26strip%3Dall#autoplay&#038;stickyiframe=miniplayer\" data-displayinline-playlist=\"11825789,11811263,11806034,11736470,11520120,11519608,11499192,11272226,11267415,11265148\" data-displayinline-sticky=\"true\" data-permutive-data='{\"content\":{\"name\":\"Canadian teams continue battling through the playoffs\",\"type\":\"video\",\"sections\":[\"videos\",\"toronto\",\"sports\"],\"keywords\":[\"canadian-sports\",\"connor-mcdavid\",\"dan-berlin\",\"edmonton-oilers\",\"global-news-morning\",\"montreal-canadiens\",\"nba\",\"nhl\",\"playoffs\",\"scotty-barnes\",\"short-clip\",\"toronto-raptors\",\"global-news-morning-toronto\"],\"iab\":{\"categories\":[\"Sports\/Team Sports\/Basketball\",\"News\",\"Sports\",\"News\/Sports News\",\"Sports\/Team Sports\"],\"tags\":[\"Basketball\",\"Bobby Webster\",\"Brandon Ingram\",\"Canada\",\"Cleveland\",\"Cleveland Cavaliers\",\"Confidence\",\"Contract\",\"Darko Rajakoviu0107\",\"Evan Mobley\",\"Immanuel Quickley\",\"Jakob Pu00f6ltl\",\"Maple leaf\",\"Maple Leaf Sports &#038; 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Signing him to an extension would put the Raptors deep into luxury tax range for the 2027-28 season with just seven players under contract, well in need of the 15 needed to fill out an NBA roster.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad c-ad--tallSticky\">\n<p>Story continues below commercial<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cI believe there\u2019s at all times been that notion that when the time is correct, come ask (Maple Leaf Sports &#038; Entertainment, the Raptors owners) and we\u2019ll deliver,\u201d said Webster, noting that Toronto\u2019s 2019 championship team paid a luxury tax. \u201cGoing into this season, I spotted this won&#8217;t be the championship-contending team, and so we held off.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup\" data-newsletter-inline=\"\">\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"170\" height=\"225\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/wp-content\/themes\/shaw-globalnews\/images\/skyline\/national.jpg\" alt=\"Get breaking Canada news delivered to your inbox as it happens so you won't miss a trending story.\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup__content\">\n<h2 class=\"c-inlineSignup__title\">Get breaking National news<\/h2>\n<p>Get breaking Canada news delivered to your inbox because it happens so you will not miss a trending story.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cBut going forward, I believe it\u2019ll be a bit more on how does this group grow? But in addition, what moves we make over the summer. We&#8217;ve got full support (from MLSE), and I believe each time the time is correct, we\u2019ll be ready.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Barrett averaged 19.3 points, 5.3 rebounds and three.3 assists within the regular season, with the Raptors struggling to a 6-9 record when he was injured at the tip of November and into December.<\/p>\n<p>The 25-year-old was one in all Toronto\u2019s most reliable players in its first-round series against the Cleveland Cavaliers, averaging 24.1 points, seven rebounds, 4 assists, 1.3 steals and 0.3 blocks over the seven-game series. Most memorably, he sank a 29-foot three-pointer within the dying seconds of the Raptors\u2019 112-110 additional time win in Game 6.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI believe you usually knew that he was going to play a giant, physical form of basketball,\u201d said Webster. \u201cThat was in full display, him attending to the paint, him attending to the rim. He had somewhat little bit of a tricky stretch, going through some injuries.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad c-ad--tallSticky\">\n<p>Story continues below commercial<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cI believe he got back to full health and also you saw that within the playoffs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When Barrett spoke at his season-ending news conference Monday, he was explicit that he desires to stay along with his hometown team.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-tabs\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t<button role=\"tab\" class=\"c-tabs__tab c-tabs__tab--active\" type=\"button\">More on Sports<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t<button role=\"tab\" class=\"c-tabs__tab\" type=\"button\">More videos<\/button>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cI believe that that is the simpler query for me to reply because I\u2019m from here and who doesn\u2019t wish to play at home?\u201d said Barrett, who said that at this point it\u2019s out of his control. \u201cSo, after all, I\u2019m attempting to stay here. I understand the business, but I need to remain here. I actually have no problem saying that. I need to be here. I need to be here for the remaining of my profession.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t ever want to go away, like I don\u2019t have any problems openly saying that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Head coach Darko Rajakovic said that Barrett had impressed him all season, but especially within the playoffs when the six-foot-six swingman was tasked with guarding six-foot-11 all-star centre Evan Mobley.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI believe that he made big strides since joining us here, he\u2019s showing increasingly more every month, yearly that he\u2019s more of a two-way player,\u201d said Rajakovic on Tuesday. \u201cI used to be really impressed with the defence that he played there against Cleveland. He\u2019s a player that likes the challenge and he reacts rather well once we put a challenge in front of him, and we ask him to do certain things to enhance his game.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad c-ad--tallSticky\">\n<p>Story continues below commercial<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cHe did a extremely good job as a pacesetter as well \u2026 His confidence is growing that he could be an elite two-way player, and his voice is growing with the team as well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Toronto will pick nineteenth and fiftieth overall within the NBA Draft on June 23. Webster said that he\u2019s still in a constructing state of mind, though the Raptors had the youngest roster on this post-season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur philosophy here has at all times been getting two-way players,\u201d said Webster. \u201cWe still need more higher players. There might be a time when it appears like, \u2018OK, this specific piece is what puts us excessive.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI believe this summer, whether it\u2019s the draft or free agency or trades, we\u2019ll just be taking a look at one of the best two-way players available.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 6, 2026.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\n\t\t&#038;copy 2026 The Canadian Press\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TORONTO \u2013 Bobby Webster is willing to attend on re-signing star Canadian guard RJ Barrett. The Toronto Raptors general manager had his season-ending news conference on Wednesday afternoon at OVO Athletic Centre, the NBA team\u2019s practice facility. 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