Chris Boucher is returning to the Toronto Raptors on a three-year, $35.25 million contract, his agent Sam Permuth of Roc Nation Sports told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Thursday.
Boucher enjoyed the healthiest season of his career last year, playing in 80 games after failing to clear more than 62 in each of the last two seasons. However, he saw his production dip slightly from his career year in 2020-21, shooting below 30% from 3 while playing just over 20 minutes per game.
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Still, Boucher boasts a valuable skill set for a modern big, combining elite shot-blocking and rebounding to go along with the ability to stretch the floor. In 2020-21, he averaged 13.6 points on 51.4% shooting from the field and 38.3% from 3-of-nearly 4 attempts per game.
Boucher had a brief stint with the Warriors to start his NBA career before Toronto signed him to a two-way contract in 2018. He has been with the Raptors ever since, completing the second leg of a 2-year, $13.5 million deal last season.
Boucher got a late start in basketball and then tore his ACL late in his senior season at Oregon, so as he enters his sixth NBA season, he will turn 30 in January.
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