Speaking to reporters Thursday, including Sportsnet.ca’s Michael Grange and TSN.ca’s Josh Levenberg (Twitter references), the third year of the guard Jamal Shedd said his new extension with Predators assembled relatively quickly.
“I thought the offer they gave me was really fair. Frankly, above justice“, Shed said about his three-year, $24 million expansion. “They believe in me and we had a very good communication.
“… It’s good to be wanted, so I’ll do my best not to let it go to waste.”
Shead will earn $2.3 million this season before his extension kicks in during the 2027/28 campaign. The third year (’29/30) of his new contract is a team option, according to HoopsHype’s Michael Scotto (via Twitter).
Here’s more on the Raptors:
- After before detailing some adjustments in the center Jacob Poeltl In the offseason to address a problem that has plagued him for most of the 2025/26 season, Levenberg says the Austrian big man “looked lively” during Thursday’s open scrimmage (Link to Twitter). Poeltl played in 46 career regular-season contests in 25/26, and his production and minutes also declined.
- Several players were unable to take part in Thursday’s clash at the Grange tweets. First round pick Allen Graves (smell), third year ahead Jamison Battle (back) and veteran Kyle Anderson (knee strike) everyone was held as a precaution, with camp guests Nate Beatle (foot) and Andre Jackson Jr (hamstring), connecting them laterally. Alia Martin (knee) and Kawhi Leonard (recovery) have been limited to drilling, Grange adds.
- In a the full story for Sportsnet, Grange examines why Leonard should help improve Toronto’s three-point shooting this season after the team has struggled in that area each of the past three years. “The style of the NBA game has changed over the years and last year I just wanted to try to make 10 or more threes. I shot a great percentage off the dribble (37.9%, which was sixth best among players with at least 200 attempts), so I just wanted to increase it and see if I could keep my percentage high and just try to be efficient and help my team win games” said Leonard, who had a career high in three-point attempts (6.8 per game) and made (2.6) last season. “And I hope that I can continue here and increase my percentage and attempts as well as possible.”
