Raptors sign big man Magloire
Posted Dec 9 2011 9:55PM
TORONTO (AP) -- The Toronto Raptors have signed Jamaal Magloire, making the center the team's first Canadian player in its 16-year history.
The club announced the signing Friday.
The 33-year-old Magloire, a 6-foot-11 Toronto native, has played 11 seasons in the NBA, averaging 7.5 points, 6.6 rebounds and 22.1 minutes in 646 regular-season games with the Charlotte/New Orleans, Milwaukee, Portland, New Jersey, Dallas and Miami.
He has averaged 7.3 points, 5.3 rebounds and 19.8 minutes in 46 playoff games.
He was an All-Star in 2003-04 when he started all 82 games with New Orleans, averaging 13.6 points and 10.3 rebounds.
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