We told you recently this was close and now it has become official. Although, that hints at other moves.
The Toronto Raptors have signed John Lucas III to a new deal, the team has confirmed.
Lucas played well in the absence of Derrick Rose in Chicago for much of last season, averaging 7.5 points a game, which is pretty good for a third-string guard.
Right now, Lucas is a third-string point guard in Toronto, too. Kyle Lowry has the starting gig and in a contract year you should expect big things.
Toronto Raptors
Record: 34-48
5th in Atlantic
Home: Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Ontario
Capacity: 19,800
5th in Atlantic
Home: Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Ontario
Capacity: 19,800
Raptors ink John Lucas III to deal, giving them 3 point guards
Pro Basketball Talk 7/28/2012
Carmelo Anthony made the same slow, sad walk off the court that Patrick Ewing used to make all too often at the Garden, the walk into another season without a championship.
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In the Knicks’ 106-99 season-ending Game 6 loss to the Pacers last night, it was Shumpert who delivered a surge that nearly saved the Knicks’ season.
Midway through the third quarter, Shumpert almost
Following the Knicks’ 106-99 ouster by the Pacers in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference semifinals last night, center Tyson Chandler was asked why the Knicks never seemed to get back to their early-season form, when they were one of the NBA’s brightest stories.
“I don’t know, I can’t answ
After it ended, J.R. Smith said he looked at his Knicks jersey and thought about how he doesn’t want to leave New York.
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The victory sends the Pacers
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And it's a very strange twist to have a currently employed NBA coach interviewing with another team.
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When Russell Westbrook injured his knee in the first round against Houston, it meant Durant was destined for major multi-player coverages on
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Just finished with a
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At stake, West thought, was the most pr
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The Kentucky pow
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The consensus national p
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