Raptors 905, the NBA Development League affiliate of the Toronto Raptors, announced Saturday the club has waived guard Nick Wiggins.
The team also announced Saturday forward Walter Pitchford’s retirement from professional basketball.
Wiggins appeared in 10 games this season, averaging 4.0 points, 1.7 rebounds and 10.1 minutes. Pitchford played in five games, averaging 2.2 points, 4.4 rebounds and 14.2 minutes.
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The Toronto Raptors announced forward Bruno Caboclo and guard Norman Powell have been assigned to Raptors 905, the club’s NBA Development League affiliate.
Both players are expected to be in uniform for Tuesday’s contest at the Sioux Falls Skyforce.
Caboclo has averaged 13.9 points, 5.6 rebounds and 32.0 minutes in 14 D-League outings, all starts. He tallied a season-high 25 points at Fort Wayne on November 15 and grabbed a season-best 13 rebounds November 14 at Fort Wayne.
Powell made his first appearance with Raptors 905 this weekend. He had 23 points, six rebounds, three assists and two steals in 40 minutes in his debut Saturday versus Delaware. He scored a game-high 30 points (12-18 FG) in 34 minutes in Sunday’s victory over Delaware.
Jonas Valanciunas has been cleared to return to practice following an examination this morning by Dr. Brent Graham at Toronto Western Hospital.
Valanciunas has been sidelined the past 15 games after he sustained a fractured fourth metacarpal in his left hand during the second quarter November 20 at the Los Angeles Lakers.
In his 14 starts prior to the injury, Valanciunas averaged 12.7 points, 9.3 rebounds and 27.3 minutes. He posted season highs of 21 points and 15 rebounds in the season opener October 28 versus Indiana.
The Toronto Raptors finally defeated Chris Bosh on Friday, beating the Miami Heat 108-94.
The Heat had been 12-0 when facing Toronto with Bosh in the lineup against his former team.
"I'll let him know," DeMar DeRozan said. "It's just crazy how long it's been. All of the years playing with him and all the times playing against him ... just finally beating him."
Bosh left the Raptors to sign with the Heat in 2010.
The Toronto Raptors announced Saturday they have assigned guard Norman Powell to Raptors 905, the NBA Development League affiliate of the Raptors. Powell is expected to be in uniform Saturday.
Powell has appeared in 12 games this season with the Raptors, averaging 1.4 points, 1.3 rebounds and 5.9 minutes. Powell was selected in the second round (46th overall) by Milwaukee in the 2015 NBA Draft. His draft rights were then traded by Milwaukee to Toronto along with a protected future first-round draft choice (originally belonging to the Los Angeles Clippers) for guard Greivis Vasquez.
Powell will remain on the Raptors’ roster and will be placed on the team’s inactive list.
Kevin Durant and DeMar DeRozan have been named the NBA's Players of the Week.
DeRozan was the leading scorer in three of Toronto’s four victories last week, posting averages of 24.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 3.8 assists.
Durant led Oklahoma City to a 4-0 record behind averages of 27.3 points (third in the league), 8.8 rebounds, 6.3 assists (ninth in conference), and 1.8 steals. He shot 59.7 percent from the floor (fourth in the conference) while scoring 30 or more points in two games and was 26-of-27 (96.3 percent) from the foul line.
DeMarre Carroll is out indefinitely with a right knee contusion.
Carroll has averaged 12.2 points, 5.1 rebounds and 34.2 minutes in 18 games, all starts.
Carroll signed with the Toronto Raptors in the offseason.
The NBA has released images of their uniforms for the 65th All-Star Game, which will be played on Feb. 14th in Toronto.
The uniforms incorporate elements indigenous to Canada and pay homage to Toronto's NBA history, passionate basketball fans and cosmopolitan energy.
The uniforms are also ad supported by Kia.
"This is the first NBA All-Star Game to be played outside the United States, and it is a very exciting time for basketball in Canada," said Chris Grancio, adidas global basketball general manager. "To honor this global celebration and pay tribute to Toronto -- the site of the NBA's first game -- we've incorporated design elements that are inspired by the city's basketball history, sports culture and unique fashion scene to make an All-Star collection that players and fans will love."