The Toronto Raptors have officially re-signed veteran guard Garrett Temple.
The team did not disclose the financial terms of the contract or the length of it:
The Raptors signed Temple last season. He averaged 3.3 points, 1.7 rebounds, 1.0 assists and 10.7 minutes in 27 games primarily coming off the bench. He did see some more playing time down the stretch, when the Raptors were dealing with a handful of injuries.
The 38-year-old is set to enter his 15th season in the NBA, with the Raptors being his 12th team. Temple entered the league in 2009 and has played for the Houston Rockets, Sacramento Kings, San Antonio Spurs, Milwaukee Bucks, Charlotte Hornets, Washington Wizards, Memphis Grizzlies, Los Angeles Clippers, Brooklyn Nets, Chicago Bulls and the New Orleans Pelicans before coming to Toronto.
Temple has career averages of 6.1 points, 2.3 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 20.5 minutes in 743 contests, including 289 starts.
The Raptors will be holding a media conference for Scottie Barnes and Immanuel Quickley. Their new contracts can now be signed and made official. Barnes signed a five-year, $225 million deal that can be worth up to $270 million. Meanwhile, Quickley signed a fie-year, and $175 million contract with the Raptors before free agency started.
As of right now things do not look good for Gary Trent Jr. It appears very likely that the Raptors won’t be bringing back Trent Jr. Trent Jr. is an unrestricted free agent and he has not yet signed a contract.
The Raptors used their first-round pick of the 2024 NBA Draft to select Trent Jr.’s replacement Ja’Kobe Walter. Then Toronto took on salary in a trade with the Sacramento Kings that further limits the organization’s ability to re-sign him.
It’ll be interesting to see where Trent Jr. lands this summer.
Raptors sign Branden Carlson to two-way contract
The Toronto Raptors have officially signed center Branden Carlson to a two-way contract, the team announced on July 4.
Carlson played five seasons at Utah, where he averaged 12.9 points, 5.8 rebounds and 1.7 blocks in 146 career games
He shot 51.3 percent from the field and 35.4 percent from three-point range. He should be able to provide much needed floor-spacing for the team.
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