The Raptors have filled the open spot on their 15-man roster by signing forward Cole Swider to a 10-day contract, the team announced today in a press release.
Swider, who was in camp with the Pacers last fall, signed a two-way contract with the Pistons at the start of the regular season and was waived in January. He has spent most of the season in the G League, first with the Motor City Cruise and more recently with the South Bay Lakers, who traded for his rights last month.
In 31 total outings for those two NBAGL clubs, Swider has averaged 21.0 points, 5.7 rebounds, and 2.1 assists in 34.6 minutes per game, with an excellent shooting line of .482/.442/.952.
An undrafted free agent out of Syracuse in 2022, Swider has played in the NBA for at least some of each of his first three professional seasons, appearing in seven games with the Lakers as a rookie, 18 with the Heat last year, and two with the Pistons this season.
Swider will be taking the roster spot that was previously occupied by center Colin Castleton. Castleton’s second 10-day contract with Toronto expired overnight and the team would’ve had to sign him to a rest-of-season deal in order to keep him on the roster. Castleton appeared in 10 games as a Raptor, averaging 6.9 points and 7.4 rebounds in 25.9 minutes per contest.
Swider will earn $119,972 on his 10-day deal, with the Raptors carrying an identical cap hit. The contract will run through Friday, April 4, covering the club’s next six games.
Don’t get Raptors or Nets. Either could use Maluach in the draft. Yet are playing themselves out of position. I don’t see him going after 5. After the tournament he could go higher. Either team gets him. Their future looks good.
Hornets can take him as high as three. Utah can take him to trade him as can NO. He’s a better center prospect than any top seven teams have. Or should I say bottom teams have. So after Cooper is gone. He could be drafted just to trade. VJ, Bailey, Harper. Only players I take ahead of him.
Nets have the picks to trade up. Why do that when you can just finish 4-5. Watch him in tournament and tell me I’m wrong.