Ex-No. 1 overall Bennett inks deal with Raptors
Former No. 1 pick Anthony Bennett officially signed with the Toronto Raptors on Monday after he was waived by the Minnesota Timberwolves last week.
The Raptors welcomed Bennett, a native of Toronto, on Twitter.
The Raptors are pleased to announce they have signed Toronto native & free-agent F Anthony Bennett #WeTheNorth pic.twitter.com/0f9jXrxKec
— Toronto Raptors (@Raptors) September 28, 2015
His deal with the Raptors is expected to be for $947,276.
Bennett cleared waivers Friday. The Philadelphia 76ers and Portland Trail Blazers were the only teams with sufficient salary-cap space to claim him, though the Cleveland Cavaliers had a trade exception big enough to absorb Bennett’s $5.8 million salary.
Bennett instead walked away from the Minnesota Timberwolves with a $3.65 million buyout.
The move to Toronto, after a strong summer with the Canadian national team, might be the spark Bennett needs to kick-start his career after rough stints with the Cavaliers and Timberwolves.
The top pick of the 2013 draft by the Cavaliers, Bennett was traded to Minnesota in the Kevin Love deal in the summer of 2014 but struggled with injuries in his lone season with the Timberwolves.
Minnesota had attempted to deal Bennett but could not find a trade partner to take him, a league source previously had told ESPN’s Chris Broussard.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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