Toronto Raptors | Gary Trent Jr. takes advantage of the option in his contract

(Toronto) Fullback Gary Trent Jr. has opted out of his contract with the Toronto Raptors for next season.

The option for the 2023-24 season is worth US$18.8 million.

Trent, 24, averaged 17.4 points per game last season, making 36.9% of his three-pointers.

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 players who can still claim full free agency this summer.

VanVleet rejected a 22.8 million option earlier this month.

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