The Boston Celtics renounced a qualifying offer to Jared Sullinger, their first-round pick in the 2012 draft, Sunday. Sullinger didn't wait long to find more NBA work.
Sullinger took to Twitter on Monday afternoon to declare fealty to his new team, the Toronto Raptors:
WE THE NORTH #0
— Jared Sullinger (@Jared_Sully0) July 11, 2016
According to Yahoo's Adrian Wojnarowksi, it's a one-year deal for the former Buckeye big man after he met with Raptors GM Masai Ujiri Sunday afternoon. ESPN's Marc Stein reports the deal to be worth around $6 million.
Sullinger, who battled health issues throughout his career, played in 81 games for the Boston Celtics in 2015-16. He averaged 10.3 points, 8.3 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 23.3 minutes per game.
Against his new team, the Toronto Raptors, he averaged 6 points, 5 rebounds, 1.3 assists, and 17.8 minutes in four games. Though those numbers were a dip in production from his yearly averages, he did manage this nice play in a 113-103 Raptors win back in October:
The Raptors went 56-26 in 2015-16 and made it all the way to the Eastern Conference Finals, where they lost to the eventual champion Cleveland Cavaliers, 4-2.
