The Toronto Raptors lately transformed guard AJ Lawson’s deal to an ordinary NBA contract.
Lawson, 6-foot-6, 185 kilos, is averaging 8.9 factors, 3.4 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 18.6 minutes in 25 video games (two begins) with the Raptors this season. He has scored in double figures 10 occasions, together with a career-high 32 factors in a victory Mar. 10 vs. Washington. Lawson grew to become simply the fourth Canadian to attain 30 factors in a Raptors uniform, becoming a member of teammates RJ Barrett and Chris Boucher, and Cory Joseph. Lawson initially signed a two-way contract with Toronto on Dec. 11. He has additionally appeared in 37 NBA G League video games with Raptors 905 and Lengthy Island, averaging 20.9 factors, 5.3 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 1.2 steals and 33.1 minutes.
A local of Brampton, Ontario, Lawson holds profession averages of 5.0 factors, 1.9 rebounds and 10.8 minutes in 82 NBA video games (two begins) with Dallas, Minnesota and Toronto. After going undrafted, Lawson spent the 2021-22 marketing campaign with School Park within the NBA G League and performed with the Guelph Nighthawks of the Canadian Elite Basketball League earlier than signing a two-way contract with the Timberwolves in the summertime of 2022. He performed three collegiate seasons (2018-21) at South Carolina the place he was named Second Workforce All-SEC as a junior.
