Rookie forward Oshae Brissett has become the second Raptors player to leave the NBA’s Walt Disney World campus for health reasons. The team announced Tuesday in a press release that Brissett is returning to Toronto to undergo a medical procedure to clean out loose bodies in his right knee.
Earlier this month, veteran Raptors wing Patrick McCaw left Orlando in order to seek treatment for a reoccurrence of a benign mass on the back of his left knee. Like McCaw, Brissett has been ruled out indefinitely, with no indication of if or when he’ll return to the Disney campus. Toronto is ineligible to sign a free agent to replace either player.
One of Toronto’s two-way players, Brissett appeared in 19 NBA games during his first professional season in 2019-20. Playing primarily garbage-time minutes, he averaged 1.9 PPG and 1.4 RPG in 7.1 MPG. The 22-year-old saw more frequent action for the Raptors 905, recording 14.9 PPG and 6.6 RPG in 30 G League contests (27.8 MPG).
Brissett will be eligible for restricted free agency this offseason, so it’s possible he has played his final game as a Raptor.
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