The Toronto Raptors will see the return of Svi next season, as the 25-year-old forward exercised his $1.9 million player option for the 2022-23 season on Tuesday. First reported by The Athletic’s Shams Charania:
Toronto Raptors‘ Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk has exercised his $1.9 million player option for the 2022-23 season, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) June 21, 2022
(Sviatoslav? Okay!)
The option pickup comes as no surprise, as Svi faded from the rotation late in the Raptors’ 2020-21 season, not really fitting the team’s pivot to defensive pressure through size.