NBA Free Agency Blog: Porter Jr. gets two-year deal with Raptors
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Porter Jr. gets two years with Raptors
The details of Otto Porter Jr.'s contract have emerged as TSN Raptors reporter Josh Lewenberg reported the deal is a two-year, $12.4 million contract with a player option for the second season.
The deal will be made official on Wednesday once the moratorium is lifted at noon.
Dragic to the Windy City
The Chicago Bulls have signed veteran point guard Goran Dragic to a one-year deal worth $2.9 million, according the Shams Charania of The Athletic.
Dragic, 36, played 21 games last season with the Raptors and Nets, averaging 7.5 points, 3.1 rebounds, and 4.1 assists.
Cavaliers sign Nembhard to two-way deal
The Cleveland Cavaliers have signed guard R.J.Nembhard to a two-way deal, the team announced on Sunday.
The 23-year-old, six-foot-five, 200-pound guard went undrafted out of Texas Christian University in 2021 and signed a two-way deal with the Cavs.
This past season, Nembhard played in 14 games, averaging 1.1 points, 0.5 rebounds and 0.9 assists in 4.5 minutes per game.
At the NBA G League level, Nembhard averaged 24.5 points, 8.2 rebounds 5.3 assists in 38.4 minutes per game.
Juzang not practicing, resting as 'precautionary measure' after car accident
Johnny Juzang, who starred for UCLA in the NCAA March Madness tournament earlier this year, is reportedly not injured after a car accident, but is resting as per ESPN's Marc Stein.
The six-foot-six guard went undrafted and has agreed to a two-way contract with the Utah Jazz after averaging 15.6 points, 4.7 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game last season with the UCLA Bruins.
UCLA was the fourth seed in the Western division in March Madness this year, and were eliminated in the Sweet Sixteen by USC. Juzang averaged 12.3 points per game in the tournament.