Raptors exercise team options on Collin Murray-Boyles, Ja’Kobe Walter

Toronto Raptors forward Collin Murray-Boyles plays the ball throughout the 2nd half of an NBA basketball video game versus the Utah Jazz, Monday, March 23, 2026, in

Salt Lake City. (Rob Gray/AP)

The Toronto Raptors are securing a set of young reserves.

Sophomore forward Collin Murray-Boyles and third-year guard Ja’Kobe Walter have had their rookie-scale group alternatives got, the group revealed on Tuesday.

It’s a third-year choice that’s been worked out for Murray-Boyles and a fourth-year choice for Walter.

Murray-Boyles, 21, gets in the 2026-27 season after a strong novice project that saw him make an All-Rookie junior varsity choice.

In 2015’s ninth-overall choice balanced 8.5 points, 5 rebounds, 1.9 helps and 21.9 minutes through 57 regular-season video games(22 starts )as a novice, then upped those numbers to 14.4 points, 6.4 rebounds, 2.4 helps, 1.3 takes, 1.1 blocks and 27.3 minutes in 7 playoff looks.

Walter, 22, saw his function streamline in Year 2, which caused a dip in box-score production, however a boost in performance. The 19th-overall choice in 2024 balanced 7.5 points, 2.6 rebounds, 1.2 helps, one take, 20.5 minutes and 61 percent real shooting through 72 video games(19 starts). Walter’s numbers likewise saw an uptick in the post-season, beginning 5 of 7 video games in location of a hurt Immanuel Quickley, as he balanced 11.1 points, 3.1 rebounds, 1.4 helps and 2 takes.

Murray-Boyles and Walter are now 2 of 10 gamers on the existing 16-player lineup

that are signed through next season.

The news begins the eve of Toronto’s season and home opener versus the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday night(Sportsnet, Sportsnet ONE, Sportsnet+, 7 p.m. ET/ 4 p.m. PT ).

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