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Raptors Nightly Desk · transactions · Thursday, September 24

AJ Hoggard Joins the Toronto Raptors

Free agent→Toronto Raptors
AJ Hoggard
G · 25 · rookie
The move
Joins the Raptors
official roster · Sep 24, 2026
2026-27 cap hit
Not on file yet
public salary data lags a signing by a day
Raptors payroll
$205.9M
in the tax · cap $165.0M · tax $200.4M
Roster
20 players
standard limit 15 + 3 two-way
By the Raptors Nightly Desk · 1 h ago

AJ Hoggard is on the Toronto Raptors roster as of Thursday, September 24, detected through the official roster rather than a prior report. The 25-year-old guard is a rookie with no NBA line from last season.

The move

Hoggard, a 25-year-old rookie guard, joins the Raptors after free agency, with no prior club listed on his path to Toronto. The move was detected from the official roster on Thursday, September 24. No report preceded it; none is logged for this transaction.

The money

Hoggard's cap hit and contract length are not on file yet, since public salary data can lag a signing by a day. Toronto's payroll for 2026-27 sits at $205.9 million across 16 contracts, over the luxury tax line. The cap is set at $165.0 million, the tax at $200.4 million, the first apron at $209.0 million and the second apron at $221.7 million.

The fit

Hoggard has no NBA line from last season. He joins a Raptors backcourt that ran through Immanuel Quickley at 31.9 minutes and 16.4 points, RJ Barrett at 30.3 minutes and 19.3 points, and Jamal Shead at 22.6 minutes and 6.6 points last season. The roster now carries 20 players, against a standard limit of 15 plus 3 two-way spots.

Did a report precede AJ Hoggard joining the Raptors?

No report is logged ahead of the move. It was detected from the official roster on Thursday, September 24.

What is AJ Hoggard's contract with the Raptors?

The contract is not on file yet. Public salary data can lag a signing by a day.

Are the Raptors over the luxury tax?

Yes. Toronto's payroll is $205.9 million across 16 contracts for 2026-27, above the $200.4 million tax line, with the cap at $165.0 million, the first apron at $209.0 million and the second apron at $221.7 million.

How big is the Raptors roster now?

20 players, against a standard limit of 15 plus 3 two-way spots.

By the Raptors Nightly Desk, from the data on this page, rewritten when the data changes. How the desks work.
No contract on file yet: public salary data usually catches up within a day.

Raptors rotation

tracker →
Scottie Barnes33.5 min · 18.1 pts
Kawhi Leonard32.1 min · 27.9 pts
Immanuel Quickley31.9 min · 16.4 pts
RJ Barrett30.3 min · 19.3 pts
Jakob Poeltl25.0 min · 10.7 pts
Malachi Smith23.9 min · 8.3 pts

Moves are detected from the official rosters, so the mechanism (trade, signing, waiver claim, two-way conversion) comes from the linked report when there is one. Salary figures are cap hits from public salary data.