The Raptors have re-signed forward Cole Swider after his 10-day contract expired overnight, according to Blake Murphy of Sportsnet.ca (Twitter links).
Swider is ineligible for a second 10-day deal with the Raptors because there are fewer than 10 days remaining in the 2024/25 season. For now, his second agreement with Toronto will cover the rest of ’24/25, though there’s a chance the Raptors could renegotiate his contract to tack on another year before the final day of the regular season on April 13, Murphy reports.
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 in February.
In 31 total outings for those two NBAGL clubs, Swider 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.
A three-year veteran, Swider has suited up for the Lakers, Heat, Pistons and Raptors after going undrafted out of Syracuse in 2022. He has appeared in six games for Toronto in ’24/25, averaging 6.5 PPG and 2.3 RPG while shooting just 29.0% from long distance in 17.8 MPG.
How can they renegotiate a rest-of-season contract?? That sounds like errant reporting by Murphy, wouldn’t you say Luke?
Renegotiate it to include future years. Definitely not errant reporting by Murphy.
They just offer him that contract if they have enough space to add him on the roster
They could waive him and then sign him to a new contract once he clears waivers. I can’t think of any other way to change the terms of this deal unless there’s some sort of rule in the new CBA I’ve missed. Blake knows his cap stuff more than most beat writers though — I’ve reached out to him to clarify.
You can’t renegotiate a one year deal midseason