Beijing time on November 23, according to ESPN reporter Adam Schefter, the Raptors have reached a two-year agreement with free agent DeAndre Bembri. The two parties will sign a two-year basic salary contract. The total value is US$3.71 million, and the second year is a non-guaranteed contract.
Bembry during the Eagles period
Bembri is 26 years old. He is 1.98 meters tall and a swingman. He was selected by the Eagles as the 21st pick in the 2016 draft. Last season, Bembury played 43 games for the Hawks (including 4 as a starter). During his 21.3 minutes of playing time per game, he averaged 5.8 points, 3.5 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.3 steals. He made a field goal. The rate is 45.6%, and the three-point shooting rate is 23.1%.
Bembury's rookie contract expired this offseason, but the Eagles did not give him a qualification offer, so he became a completely free agent.
According to "The Athletic" reporter Blake Murphy, Bembury got a basic salary contract. The salary for the new season is $1,737,145, and the salary for the 2021-22 season is $1977,011, but the second-year contract is not guaranteed. The addition of Z2z
Bembury will increase the depth of the Raptors' wing, but it is obvious that he may not be a member of the Raptors' rotation.
The Raptors are crazy in the free agency market today. After failing to leave Serge Ibaka (to the Clippers) and Marc Gasol (to the Lakers), they signed the former Suns center. Aaron Baynes (worth $14.3 million in two years) and renewed his contract with power forward Chris Boucher (contract is $13.5 million in two years).
It is worth noting that the contract duration of these three transactions for the Raptors is two years, which reveals their long-term plan-to maintain the flexibility of salary space for the 2021 offseason.
