The Toronto Raptors traded for Serge Ibaka at the deadline last season in an effort to try and sign him long-term, and now they've done just that.
According to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski, Ibaka has signed a three-year, $65 million deal with Toronto.
Source: Free agent forward Serge Ibaka has reached deal on three-year, $65M contract to stay with the Toronto... https://t.co/ATpQCWXQ36
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 2, 2017
Raptors president Masai Ujiri said that one of the reasons they traded for Ibaka instead of waiting for free agency was that he and the team "need a training camp (together).” Ibaka has also talked about how much he loved his teammates and Toronto's style of play, so they were the obvious favorite to re-sign him.
Now, the Raptors are turning all of their attention to re-signing point guard Kyle Lowry, which they are expected to do.
Ibaka averaged 14.2 points, 6.8 rebounds and 1.4 blocks in 23 games with Toronto last season.
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