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Nate Bittle

Toronto Raptors
—7'0"250 lbrookieOregonCentral Point, OR
ROOKIE · NBA RATING PENDING
A mobile shot-blocking stretch center
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Toronto Raptors
Eastern · Atlantic · proj. 46-36
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A long, mobile seven-footer who blocks shots and flashes range. A developmental stretch-five if he adds strength to hold up inside.

Proj. pick #59Range 50–60Comp Brook Lopez (lite)
Strengths
  • Rim protection and shot-blocking
  • Flashes of stretch shooting
  • Mobility for a seven-footer
Top concern

Thin frame and physicality questions

Draft grade — a pre-NBA scouting projection from the curated Big Board, graded against the draft class. It is not an NBA rating; an NBA rating appears once he plays a qualifying NBA season.

Contract

2026-27
—Two-way
Runs through—
Est. market value$1,500,000 /yr
Surplus+$1,500,000
FAIR VALUEpaid about what he is worth

Market value is an estimate, not a reported figure: what his play is forecast to fetch on the open market in 2026-27 — his current rating, a year older. Cap thresholds are projected for 2026-27 until the league sets them.

2026-27 off-season

1 move

OFFICIAL means the league’s own records carry the move; AGREED means a trusted insider reported it and the league has not processed it yet. Terms and attribution come from the wire, which is the only source that carries them.