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Toronto Raptors sign Rasual Butler

Posted December 10, 2011 on AP on Fox
PLAYERS: Rasual Butler
TEAMS: Toronto Raptors,  Chicago Bulls,  New Orleans Hornets

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The Toronto Raptors have signed veteran free-agent forward Rasual Butler. The six-foot-seven shooting guard split last season between the Clippers and Chicago Bulls and started in a combined 47 games, mostly with LA. Butler's best statistical season came in 2009-10 with the Clippers when he averaged career bests of 11.9 points and 33.0 minutes in 82 games. He set a club record for made three-pointers in a season with 145. He also averaged a career playoff-best 10.6 points and 31.6 minutes in five playoff games with the New Orleans Hornets in 2008-09. The 32-year-old has played nine NBA seasons, averaging 8.5 points, 2.6 rebounds and 23.9 minutes in 604 regular season games. A second-round selection by Miami in the 2002 NBA Draft, Butler has seen action with the Heat, Hornets, Clippers and Bulls.
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