The Toronto Raptors have a nice starting group at the wing, with the improving DeMar DeRozan and Terrence Ross (at least the Raptors are baking on them improving). Behind them you can play Lou Williams at the two and you have James Johnson and Landry Fields.
Now you can add Jordan Hamilton to the mix.
He has signed a one-year deal with the Raptors, reports the well connected Shams Charania of Real GM. This is likely a minimum contract one-year deal, and I’m curious how much of it is guaranteed.
That said, Hamilton is nice pickup at that price and in that role. He can score, although he does almost all of that from the perimeter last season in Denver and Houston, and not always efficiently — last season 52.7 percent of his shots were threes while 16.5 percent were at the rim. Hamilton shot a decent 35.4 percent on threes, and he did a good job limiting his long twos last season.
The problem is he doesn’t bring any defense to go with those points.
He’s not a difference maker for the Raptors, but in a limited role off the bench for a minimum salary this is a decent pick up.