May 2019 Basketball Wiretap

Chris Boucher Named G League MVP, Defensive Player Of The Year

Apr 1, 2019 2:05 PM

Raptors 905 forward Chris Boucher has been named the 2018-19 NBA G League Most Valuable Player and the 2018-19 NBA G League Defensive Player of the Year. He becomes the first player to win both awards in the same season. The Canadian is also the first international player to earn MVP honors.

Boucher (6-11, 200, Oregon), who signed a two-way contract with the Toronto Raptors last October before having it converted to a standard NBA contract in February, averaged 27.2 points, 11.4 rebounds and 4.1 blocked shots and shot 51.0 percent from the field in 28 games with Raptors 905. Among players who appeared in at least 28 games, Boucher ranked third in scoring, sixth in rebounding and first in blocks. Raptors 905 went 20-8 with him in the lineup and 29-21 overall.

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Angel Delgado Named G League Rookie Of The Year

Apr 1, 2019 10:45 AM

Agua Caliente Clippers center Angel Delgado has been named the 2018-19 NBA G League Rookie of the Year.  The award, voted on by the league’s 27 head coaches and general managers, recognizes the first-year professional who most significantly contributed to his team’s success during the season. 

Delgado (6-10, 240, Seton Hall) a two-way player with the LA Clippers, averaged 18.5 points and an NBA G League-high 14.8 rebounds in 44 games for Agua Caliente. 

The LA Clippers signed Delgado to a two-way contract last June after he averaged 13.6 points and 11.8 rebounds as a senior at Seton Hall in the 2017-18 season.  He has appeared in two games with the NBA’s Clippers this season. 

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