MADRID, 1 Mar. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The power forward Juancho Hernangómez has been cut this morning by the Toronto Raptors, who dispensed with the Spanish player to make room in their squad and be able to sign Will Barton, as confirmed by the team itself on social networks.
“Thank you, Juancho”, wrote the official account of the franchise, confirming the information published at first by The Athletic. Juancho Hernangómez played a total of 42 games in a Raptors for which he signed in July 2022. He averaged 2.9 points and 2.9 rebounds, in an average of 14.6 minutes per game.
This move allowed the Canadian franchise to create enough space on its roster to sign guard Will Barton, cut by the Washington Wizards. “The decision comes from his contractual situation. There were other players with different contracts and we ended up making this decision. Juancho had decent performances and we gave him opportunities throughout the season,” Raptors coach Nick Nurse explained after the game. win (104-98) over Chicago Bulls.
It is the fourth team that Juancho Hernangómez has played in the last two seasons, after belonging to the Boston Celtics, San Antonio Spurs and Utah Jazz. In the Raptors, where Nurse promised to give him prominence from the beginning, he has been losing his space until he has even left the Canadian coach’s rotation. In the last ten games, the Spaniard only participated in three of them, enjoying the ‘garbage minutes’, playing less than 5 minutes.
This situation leaves the future of the Spanish power forward in the air, with the possibility of signing for another team for the remainder of the season, in which he would not have, a priori, much prominence, or acting as a free agent in the next market . Real Madrid was already interested in hiring Juancho, but he decided on the Canadian team last summer.
