The Toronto Raptors may not be able to make much noise with their roster until the Kawhi Leonard salary cap circumvention investigation gets a verdict, but one decision is still sitting right in front of them: what to do with their third and final two-way spot.
Seth Lundy has put himself in the conversation.
He stood out for Toronto at the Las Vegas Summer League and finished as the team’s leading scorer, which is enough to make him hard to ignore. As Frank Urbina of HoopsHype put it, "The Toronto Raptors have just one two-way contract spot available, and Lundy, with his scoring, may have earned himself consideration for that spot, as it's hard for modern NBA teams to overlook near-44 percent outside shooting, even if it did take place merely in Summer League," Frank Urbina of HoopsHype wrote.
Lundy is 26, so he is not the type of player the Raptors would bring in if the goal were pure development. Still, he has a path to becoming a useful end-of-the-bench piece on a cheap deal.
His NBA track has already been a winding one. Atlanta took Lundy in the second round of the 2023 NBA Draft, and he got into nine games as a rookie.
An ankle injury led to surgery and knocked him off course. He later had a two-way deal with the Hawks in his second season, but was waived during that year.
After that, he landed with the Los Angeles Clippers, though he never played in a game for them.
It has now been more than two years since Lundy last appeared in an NBA game, and this is his final season of eligibility for a two-way contract as a fourth-year pro. Even so, the fit with Toronto makes sense.
The Raptors are expected to carry an expensive roster if the Leonard trade happens, and only 13 players would be on the team. That would leave room to elevate one of the two-way players, and Lundy would be in that mix.
He may not be the likeliest choice, though. Jaden Bradley and Chucky Hepburn both have stronger connections to the organization, which could give them the edge if Toronto goes that route. Bradley is a 2026 second-round pick, while Hepburn already knows Darko Rajakovic’s system from his two-way stint last season.
Still, Lundy offers something the Raptors can use. A two-way deal could be converted into a standard contract, and that kind of move would cost far less than bringing in a veteran with more NBA service time.
If Toronto wants to squeeze the most value out of that final two-way slot, this is the sort of move that could make sense for the long haul.
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