The child of five time NBA champion Ron Harper comes to Toronto on a two-way agreement.
After the previous evening’s NBA Draft wrapped up, it was the ideal opportunity for groups to stack up on undrafted free specialists to finish up the back finish of their programs and summer association crews.
A whirlwind of tweets from Woj and Shams resulted, and you can be excused on the off chance that you missed the news in the midst of the commotion — yet as per Woj, the Raptors are marking Ron Harper, Jr. to a two-way agreement.
The Raptors haven’t authoritatively affirmed the report yet, however Harper Jr. seems as though he’s good to go:
Harper, a 6’6″ forward, comes from Rutgers, and played every one of the four years for the Scarlet Knights; he found the middle value of 16 places, 6 bounce back and 2 helps keep going year, on 44/40/80 shooting parts. An intense scorer and solid protector, Harper Jr. driven Rutgers to two NCAA competition appearances (it would have been three, yet COVID dropped the 2020 appearance); regardless of his 6’6″ level, Harper frequently played power forward, utilizing his expansive edge safeguarding bigger players. The comp that rings a bell for me, then, at that point, is PJ Tucker — which is certainly not a terrible method for beginning your NBA profession.
Harper, obviously, is the child of previous NBA first round pick Ron Harper, who brought home five titles with the Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Lakers. Harper was chosen eighth by and large in 1986 by then-Cleveland Cavaliers GM Wayne Embry, who fills in as a Raptors extraordinary expert right up to the present day.
When all the desk work clears, I’m certain we’ll see Harper with the Raptors in Summer League, and in the event that all works out in a good way, he’ll probably get an opportunity to establish a connection at instructional course too.
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