Raptors sign free

Canada July 11, 2026 03:12 AM

TORONTO – The Toronto Raptors have signed free-agent centre Nate Bittle, the NBA club announced Friday.

Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

The seven-foot, 250-pound Bittle averaged a team-high 16.8 points, 6.9 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 1.8 blocks and 31.1 minutes in 25 games as a fifth-year senior at Oregon last season.

He shot .465 (145/312) from the field and scored in double figures in 23 NCAA games, including scoring more than 20 points eight times.

Bittle averaged 10.4 points, 5.6 rebounds, 1.4 assists, 1.5 blocks over 21.6 minutes in 116 games (87 starts) during his U.S. collegiate career.

He earned All-Big Ten Third Team and All-Defensive Team honours and was a finalist for the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Centre of the Year award as a senior.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 10, 2026.

Raptors sign free

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