DECEMBER 26: The signing is official, tweets Josh Lewenberg of TSN Sports.
DECEMBER 24: The Raptors have reached an agreement to sign center Daniel Oturu to a 10-day contract, sources tell Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN (Twitter link). Toronto will complete the signing using a hardship exception.
Oturu, the 33rd overall pick in the 2020 draft, spent his rookie season in ’20/21 with the Clippers, averaging 1.8 PPG and 1.6 RPG in 30 games (5.4 MPG). He was sent to the Grizzlies along with Patrick Beverley and Rajon Rondo in an August trade, then joined the Bulls for training camp after being waived by Memphis.
Although Oturu didn’t make a real impact at the NBA level in his first season, he’s still just 22 years old and is only two years removed from a standout sophomore season for the Minnesota Gophers. He averaged 20.1 PPG, 11.3 RPG, and 2.5 BPG in his final year at college, earning Big Ten All-Defensive honors. He also got off to a strong start in the G League for the Windy City Bulls this season, putting up 20.6 PPG, 9.3 RPG, and 1.9 BPG in seven games (32.1 MPG).
The Raptors, who have eight players in the health and safety protocols, have had a busy week on the transaction wire. They signed three players – Juwan Morgan, D.J. Wilson, and Tremont Waters – to 10-day contracts on Wednesday and have reportedly reached deals with Nik Stauskas and Brandon Goodwin as well.
Assuming Stauskas and/or Goodwin didn’t test positive for COVID-19, the Raptors will likely sign them and Oturu before their next game on Sunday in Cleveland.
Nice pickup, definitely worth a good look. Raptors do well in developing. Cause there is less scrutiny in Toronto. Wish him well.
Another center that’s only 6’8″. Masai wants to corner the market for this player type. Buried last year with Paper Clips that’s recently a death sentence for 5s. Maybe there’s a diamond in the rough here and not a Diamond Stone.
Diamond Stone was pretty hyped out of college, but now he’s decent at the most in the TBT.
Congrats, you’re the only one to shine on a Diamond.
Oturu is a prospect at the least
Didn’t look like a stiff tonight but then again he looked tiny against Tacko.