Toronto, ON (SportsNetwork.com) – The Toronto Raptors finalized a new contract with guard Greivis Vasquez on Thursday, while also officially signing free agent forward James Johnson.<\/p>\n
Vasquez, a restricted free agent and a key contributor to Toronto’s run to the 2013-14 Atlantic Division title, agreed to a reported two-year deal worth $13 million. Johnson, who spent parts of two seasons with the Raptors from 2011-12, received a two-year, $5 million contract according to the Raptors.<\/p>\n
Acquired as part of last December’s trade with Sacramento that sent high- scoring forward Rudy Gay to the Kings, Vasquez averaged 9.5 points and 3.7 assists as one of the Raptors’ primary options off the bench.<\/p>\n
The Raptors went 41-22 following the swap, in which they also obtained another valued bench piece in forward Patrick Patterson.<\/p>\n
Vasquez returns to a deep backcourt in Toronto, which also retained standout point guard Kyle Lowry and added veteran Lou Williams this offseason.<\/p>\n
Johnson averaged career bests of 9.1 points and 4.7 rebounds over 62 games with the Raptors in 2011-12, his last season with the club. The five-year pro was traded to Sacramento the following summer and played with Memphis in 2013-14, averaging 7.4 points, 3.2 rebounds and 2.1 assists over 52 games.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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