Will Barton has just signed for the rest of the season with the Raptors. An addition that directly strengthens the bench of the Dinos, still looking for a place in the Playoffs.
It is therefore in Canada that Will Barton decided to settle. After being released by the Wizards, the guard signed with the Raptors for the rest of the season, Adrian Wojnarowski tells us.ESPN. An interesting timing for the latter, who will be able to use it during the Playoffs, the player having been cut before March 1.
ESPN Sources: Free agent G Will Barton is signing with the Toronto Raptors. After completing buyout with Wizards, Barton will join Toronto and be eligible for a playoff roster. He’s played in 29 career postseason games with Nuggets and Blazers.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) February 28, 2023
Will Barton will reinforce the bench of the Raptors, the latter remaining on an excellent dynamic. Indeed, the Dinos have won 8 of their last 10 games! Ninth from the East, they are only four games behind the Nets, sixth, synonymous with a guaranteed spot in the Playoffs. The 32-year-old swingman will certainly provide a bench-blasting role in the Raptors rotation. A role he has already experienced many times during his career. To offer him a place in the roster, Toronto had to cut Juancho Hernangomez. The Spaniard, incredible at the last EuroBasket against the Blues, failed to win in Canada.
This season, Will Barton has played around forty games for “only” 20 minutes per night, and averages 7.7 points, 2.8 rebounds and 2.4 assists. Statistics well below what Will The Thrill used to produce in Denver. Just the previous season, he was still registering 15 units per game in 30 minutes of play. Out of the rotation since January, the winger will have the opportunity to find some playing time in Ontario and, who knows, maybe a reunion will take place at the time of the Play-in. Washington is tenth in the standings in the East, just behind… Toronto.
Source texte : ESPN