Raptors sign guard Will Barton, waive Juancho Hernangomez
Will Barton averaged 7.7 points, 2.8 rebounds and 2.4 assists in 40 games with Washington this season.
The Toronto Raptors announced Tuesday they have signed guard Will Barton. Per team policy, financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. In a corresponding move, the Raptors have waived forward Juancho Hernangόmez.
Barton, 6-foot-5, 180 pounds, averaged 7.7 points, 2.8 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 19.6 minutes in 40 games with Washington this season. He shot .387 (110-284) from the field, including 38 percent (52-137) from beyond the arc, and scored in double figures 11 times. Barton was waived by the Wizards on Feb. 21.
A native of Baltimore, Maryland, Barton was picked 40th overall by Portland in the 2012 NBA Draft. He holds career averages of 11.4 points, 4.2 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 25.5 minutes in 663 games (284 starts) with Portland, Denver and Washington. Barton played collegiately at Memphis (2010-12) where he was the Conference USA Player of the Year as a sophomore.
Hernangόmez averaged 2.9 points, 2.9 rebounds and 14.6 minutes in 42 games (10 starts) with the Raptors this season after signing as a free agent in July 2022.
