Other off-season moves
by the Toronto Raptors:
- The Toronto Raptors finally signed Centre Jonas
Valanciunas this year to a rookie contract who was selected 4th in
the first in 2011 by the Raptors as his team agreed to a buyout. Valanciunas is
a promising big man with his strength for rebounding and blocking shots which
the Raptors really need in the post.
- Raptors choose not bring back Jerryd Bayless as they removed
his qualifying offer of about $4 million who then signed with the Memphis
Grizzlies. Bayless did express interest to remain with the Raptors. However,
due to the acquisition of point guard Lowry and having Calderon as a point
guard would have made it costly for Raptors to keep Bayless
- Raptors traded James Johnson for a 2nd round pick
as we all knew it would happen because of reported conflict between the
management
- Raptors signed point guard John Lucas III to a 2 year 3
million dollar contract who is a very good option as a 3rd string
point guard
- Raptors signed veteran Alan Anderson who can provide support
to the bench. He was also signed late last season when multiple Raptor players were injured
- Raptors brought back and signed centre Aaron Gray who can be
one of the mentors to Valanciunas
Raptors also brought Canadian centre and Torontonian Jamal
Magloire, a veteran who has played 12 NBA seasons will be a key mentor to Jonas
Valanciunas
- Raptors signed forward Dominic McGuire who played with
Golden State warriors last season and appeared in 64 games
To sum up the whole offseason, it was a good one for the
Toronto Raptors. Although they are not likely to win the championship this
season, they are heading towards the right direction and getting to the playoffs
this season should be their main priority. However, the team must be able to
mesh and it could days, weeks or even months. Please stay tuned to my blog as I will be
blogging more about Raptors related news in a couple days!
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