Toronto Raptors avoid luxury tax, add depth at centre at NBA trade deadline

Toronto Raptors avoid luxury tax, add depth at centre at NBA trade deadline

The Toronto Raptors achieved managed to avoid the NBA’s luxury tax and add some depth at centre with a pair of deals ahead of the league’s trade deadline. Toronto got veteran guard Chris Paul from the Los Angeles Clippers in a three-way deal with the Brooklyn Nets, but planned to waive him to get below the tax threshold. The Raptors a;sp got centre Trayce Jackson-Davis from the Golden State Warriors. (Feb. 6, 2026) Subscribe and enable notifications for more videos from The Canadian Press — For the latest and most important news of the day | https://www.thecanadianpressnews.ca Listen to CP Newswatch, a daily podcast covering the most important news and sports stories|    / @cdnpress   The Canadian Press on X (formerly Twitter) |   / cdnpressnews   The Canadian Press on LinkedIn |   / 98791543   — With more than 180 journalists, The Canadian Press provides up-to-the-minute newsfeeds of articles, graphics, photos, audio and video clips that help keep your audience coming back for more.