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Report: DeMar DeRozan, Toronto Raptors agree to 5-year/$139 million-plus deal

DeMar DeRozan has agreed to a five-year, $139 million-plus deal with Toronto, sources tell The Vertical. — Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) July 1, 2016 DeMar DeRozan and the Toronto Raptors have agreed to a five-year/$139 million-plus deal in the opening hours of free agency. The Raptors were the only team to meet with DeRozan, and are the only … Read more

Exploring the Toronto Raptors free agent options with the mid-level exception

Not to harsh the collective buzz of Toronto Raptors fans, but this summer’s NBA free agency, which begins tonight, is going to be pretty dull for the dinos. The highest looming question on the minds of Raptors fans is the future of all-star guard DeMar DeRozan with the organization. But at this point, his new deal is pretty much … Read more

What about DeRozan?

Toronto Raptors GM Masai Ujiri wasted no time addressing the uncertain future of all-star guard DeMar DeRozan this week. Fresh off the team’s six game Conference Finals loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers, Ujiri made it clear Monday during his end-of-the-season press conference that re-signing the guard was the team’s central focus heading into the off-season. “Our number one priority is to … Read more

DeRozan’s growth will validate max-contract offer

Next summer, higher salary player contracts will continue to appeal to free agents that look to take full advantage of the new NBA TV deal. Throughout the 2015-2016 season, the Toronto Raptors front-office will surely have their eyes on soon to be free agent DeMar DeRozan, who at the moment seems to be the Raptors’ … Read more

Raps Sign Greg Stiemsma to a One Year Deal

The Toronto Raptors have added yet another player to their already overcrowded roster. They’ve most recently signed the free agent big man Greg Stiemsma to a deal reportedly worth $1 million dollars for a year of Stiemsma service. Stiemsma stands 6’11, weighing 260 lbs and last played for the New Orleans Pelicans where he averaged over 18 minutes … Read more

Raptors Sign D.J Augustin To One Year Deal

According to Adrian Wojnarowski, the Toronto Raptors have signed point guard D.J. Augustin to a one year deal worth approximately 1.26 million. The former Indiana Pacers guard averaged 4.7 points, 2.2 assists, and 1.2 rebounds last year and was out of the rotation. With the Charlotte Bobcats, Augustin had more success, averaging 14.4 points per game and 6.1 assists per game in his … Read more

Free Agency Options Part 2: Point Guards

Might as well just get right into part two, where we’ll be looking at some potential point guard options on the free agent market, but with some love. I like love. The list composed has now slightly altered with yesterday’s signing of Julyan Stone. It was definitely an under the radar move, but I can … Read more