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Report: Garrett Temple agrees to one-year contract with Toronto Raptors

IMG_6598by:Nick Kosko•07/01/24•

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Garrett Temple signed a one-year contract to return to the Toronto Raptors, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.

“Free agent F Garrett Temple has agreed on a one-year deal to return to the Toronto Raptors, sources tell ESPN,” Wojnarowski wrote on Twitter. “He’s repped by Mark Bartelstein of (Priority Sports).”

The 38 year-old has played professional basketball since 2009 after he played four seasons at LSU. Among his teams, Temple played for the Rockets, Kings, Spurs, Bucks, then-Bobcats, Wizards, Grizzlies, Clippers, Nets, Bulls, Pelicans and Raptors.

Over the course of his career, Temple averages 6.1 points per game, 2.3 rebounds per game, 1.7 assists per game, shoots 40.1% from the floor and 34.4% from three-point range.

Temple was an NBA D-League All-Star back in 2011 when he played for the Erie BayHawks. While with the Tigers in college, he was Second-Team All-SEC in 2009, as well as SEC All-Defensive Team.

Garrett Temple latest signing in NBA free agency moves

Temple wasn’t the biggest move in the NBA offseason Monday. Just before his signing, Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum finalized the biggest deal in league history.

Not to put Temple to shame, Tatum basically did it to the entire league.

Per Shams Charania, Tatum and the Celtics are closing in on a five-year, $314 million super-max extension. That will represent the largest contract ever in the association upon his signing of it.

Tatum has more than that dollar value following his seventh season with Boston. Over his professional career, he has averaged 23.1 points, 7.2 rebounds, 3.5 assists, and 1.1 steals. That has earned him five straight All-Star Selections. It has also given him four All-NBA honors with three of those being First Team designations.

Tatum’s time there also coincides with Celtic success. The franchise has never missed the playoffs with him. During those seven years, they’ve made five appearances in the Eastern Conference Finals and two in the NBA Finals. That obviously includes this past season where, with an 80-21 overall record, Boston won the 2024 NBA Championship, which gave them a league-leading 18th title all-time.