Khem Birch has returned to the EuroLeague after six NBA seasons.
The Spurs have waived center Khem Birch, the team announced in a press release. Birch, 31, is 6-foot-9 and was acquired from the Raptors as part of the Jakob Poeltl trade with the Raptors in February.
Khem Birch is coming off a year where he appeared in 20 regular season games for the Toronto Raptors. The 31-year-old averaged 2.2 points and 1.3
On Feb. 9, the Raptors acquired Jakob Poeltl from the Spurs in exchange for Khem Birch, the Raptors’ 2024 first-round pick (top-six protected), and Toronto’s second-round picks in 2023 and 2025.
The Cleveland Cavaliers will look for their seventh consecutive win Monday night when they host the slumping San Antonio Spurs. Cleveland improved to 6-0 in February with a 97-89 home defeat of the Chicago Bulls on Saturday.
Jakob Poeltl had a pretty good inkling a change was coming Wednesday night when he took the court against the Toronto Raptors in what would be his final game with the San Antonio Spurs.
The San Antonio Spurs essentially dropped off their starting center north of the border after their last game and will play their first game since trading Jakob Poeltl to Toronto when they visit the Detroit Pistons on Friday.
It appears as though the Toronto Raptors edged out the Boston Celtics to land Jakob Poeltl early Thursday morning. Toronto ultimately finalized the deal
The Toronto Raptors appear to have paid a hefty price to acquire Jakob Poeltl ahead of the 3 pm NBA trade deadline. While Khem Birch hasn't been worth much to the Raptors, Toronto has reportedly parted with a top-six protected first-round pick in 2024 that rolls over as top-six protected in 2025 and 2026 should it not convey next season.
Jakob Poeltl won't have to travel far. Just hours after the Toronto Raptors knocked off the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday night, the two teams have reportedly
The Raptors won their third straight game. Then they went shopping in the visitors' locker room. They may not be done either.
Doug Smith of the Toronto Star reported this week that Raptors forward Scottie Barnes raised eyebrows within the organization over the summer by “flit[ting] in and out of team runs in both Las Vegas and Los Angeles.” In other words, Barnes did not consistently participate in off-season pickup games with teammates.
The Toronto Raptors just can't catch a break. Both Gary Trent Jr. and Khem Birch have been downgraded from questionable to out ahead of Wednesday's game against the New York Knicks.
The Toronto Raptors nearly had a trade in place to land Talen Horton-Tucker from the Los Angeles Lakers at last year's trade deadline. It's hard to know exactly how close the two teams came to finalizing the deal, but, according to ESPN's Dave McMenamin, Toronto was willing to move a first-round pick and Khem Birch for the 21-year-old guard.
Forwards Pascal Siakam and Precious Achiuwa are also out of action, while big man Khem Birch is listed as questionable.
The Toronto Raptors will be without Fred VanVleet for a little bit longer. The 28-year-old point guard will miss Friday night's game against the Dallas Mavericks due to lower back stiffness.
An injury in practice on Monday will force Khem Birch out of the lineup for the season opener on Wednesday night. The Toronto Raptors forward is battling swelling in his left knee, Raptors coach Nick Nurse said Tuesday.
Khem Birch and Josh Jackson came up big in OT, as the Raptors clawed their way back from 19 down to win. The Toronto Raptors starters didn’t look like much against the Boston Celtics starters on Tuesday night, but once both teams went to their benches, it was a completely different story.
For a team in need of some size in the frontcourt, the Toronto Raptors will have to wait a little bit longer for reinforcements. Center Khem Birch remains out of the lineup following off-season knee surgery and isn’t quite ready for game action.
According to the Raptors, the surgery cleaned up “loose debris” in Birch’s knee. The expectation is that he’ll be ready to go for the start of training camp in September.
The Toronto Raptors are reportedly keeping Khem Birch around for the next little while. After a strong showing to end the 2020-21 season, the 28-year-old center has reportedly agreed to a long-term deal to keep Birch in Toronto, per RDS's Peter Yannopoulos.
Toronto Raptors big Khem Birch has apparently had a change of heart. The 28-year-old pending free agent will not play for the Canadian Men's National Team at the upcoming FIBA Olympic Qualifiers in Victoria, BC later this month.
Former Magic center Khem Birch has officially cleared waivers and will join the Raptors for the remainder of the season, Toronto announced on Twitter. Birch is excited to join the Raptors: The Raptors inherit the $3M expiring contract Birch had with Orlando.
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