A.J. Lawson, a Toronto native, recently signed a two-way contract with the Toronto Raptors, marking a significant milestone in his basketball career. Lawson expressed his excitement and disbelief at finally playing for his hometown team.
TORONTO — Most Torontonians loathe the city's downtown traffic but its slow pace gave A.J. Lawson the chance to soak in the fact that he's now a member of his hometown Raptors. Lawson signed a two-way contract with Toronto and Raptors 905, its G-League affiliate, last Wednesday. He said it didn't sink in, however, until he was slowly driving up to OVO Athletic Centre, the Raptors' practice facility, for morning shootaround.
'I think it probably is gonna hit me again when I line up for 'O Canada' and the national anthems,' said Lawson on Monday before Toronto's 122-121 loss to the RJ Barrett, in 2022. He then played a season with the Canadian Elite Basketball League's Guelph Nighthawks that summer, a decision that he said put him on a path to the NBA because it got him in shape to join the 'I was ready after that off the get go, and then that's how I got my first two-way contract after that,' said Lawson in the Raptors locker room.'I feel like the CEBL was a great stepping-stone for me, get my confidence, get me in game shape, and keep me in focus and ready to ball out.' Lawson has career averages of 3.4 points, 1.2 rebounds and 7.4 minutes in 57 career NBA games with Dallas and the During this span, he also averaged 21.1 points, 6.6 rebounds and 34.1 minutes in seven games with the Texas Legends in the 2023-24 G League season and 20 points, 7.4 rebounds and 31.9 minutes in 22 games with the Legends, Iowa Wolves and College Park in the 2022-23 campaign. The six-foot-six, 185-pound guard Lawson averaged 24 points, 6.6 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 35.1 minutes in 11 games (all starts) this season with the Long Island Nets, the G League affiliate of the 'We're very excited to have him with our team,' said Raptors head coach Darko Rajakovic.'I had a chance to speak with him this morning as well. He’s very, very excited, obviously this is a dream coming true for him to be playing for the Raptor
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