APRIL 5, 7:38am: There’s no guarantee Dowtin will be promoted from his two-way contract, according to Michael Grange of Sportsnet.ca, who says the team is “loath” to waive a player from its standard 15-man roster.
Grange, cautioning that a decision may not be finalized on Wednesday, believes the most likely outcome would see Toronto sticking with its current group.
APRIL 4, 10:50pm: The Raptors will have to give two-way guard Jeff Dowtin a standard contract if they want to keep playing him for the remainder of the regular season and the play-in tournament, Josh Lewenberg of TSN Sports tweets.
Dowtin reached the 50-game limit on Tuesday for which a two-way player can be active for NBA games in a season. Lewenberg anticipates Dowtin’s contract will be converted on Wednesday, prior to the first of two road games at Boston. The Raptors need to waive another player to make that happen, with Joe Wieskamp looking like the probable odd man out.
Dowtin played 12 minutes in Toronto’s win over Charlotte. He logged 10 minutes against the Hornets on Sunday and dished out four assists.
Overall, Dowtin has appeared in 24 games, averaging 2.5 points and 1.3 assists in 10.3 minutes per night.
Wieskamp has made six cameo appearances with the Raptors this season. He was signed to a multiyear deal in February but the contract was not guaranteed beyond this season.
Easy choice, dump Wieskamp. Kid brings energy.
Oof, not Weezy..