Toronto Raptors Sign Swingman To Contract

As one of the worst three-point shooting teams in the league, the Toronto Raptors are on the hunt for a perimeter shot-maker. They took a step in that direction today with their first 10-day contract signing of the year.

The Toronto Raptors are signing G League G/F Joe Wieskamp to a 10-day contract, his agents Kyle McAlarney and Mark Bartelstein of @PrioritySports tell ESPN. Wieskamp played 29 games with the Spurs a season ago.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) January 6, 2023

6'6" wing Joe Wieskamp was a 2nd-round pick of the San Antonio Spurs in the 2021 NBA Draft. He played 29 games for them last season on a two-way, in very limited minutes. He was waived by the Spurs in October before the season opened. 

The 23-year-old has been toiling away in the G League this season, and has posted some nice 3-point shooting numbers there, averaging over 38% on high volume, and 40.6% this season. 

Wieskamp has basically delivered as advertised in 28 G League games, A good volume of 3s at a good percentage, strong offensive rebounding, not great defense but enough steal/block activity to be a non-zero. Shot poorly in NBA shot with Spurs but smaller sample.

— Blake Murphy (@BlakeMurphyODC) January 6, 2023

The Raptors have been struggling, losers of seven of their last 10, and now in 12th spot in the East. It's likely that Wieskamp gets a chance to show what he's got. 

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