Canada’s Chris Boucher secures two-way contract with Toronto Raptors
TORONTO — Canada’s Chris Boucher has secured one of the Toronto Raptors’ two-way contracts.
The 25-year-old forward from Montreal had nine points, two rebounds and four blocks in 19 minutes of action over four pre-season games with the Raptors. In Toronto’s 118-91 win over Brooklyn on Wednesday in Montreal, Boucher came off the bench to a standing ovation with six minutes to go, connecting on a pair of three-pointers.
The battle for the Raptors’ second two-way contract— Toronto already had Jordan Loyd in the first one — had been one of the biggest stories during camp. Introduced a year ago, NBA teams are allowed to carry two additional players under two-way contracts, allowing them to play for both the NBA team, and its G League affiliate — in Toronto’s case Raptors 905.
The Raptors also announced later Friday that they signed guard-forward Malcolm Miller.