Raptors sign Axel Toupane
The Toronto Raptors announced Thursday they have signed guard-forward Axel Toupane. Per team policy, financial terms of the deals were not disclosed.
Toupane, 6-foot-7, 197 pounds, was part of the Raptors’ 2015 Summer League squad and averaged 4.3 points, 1.7 rebounds and 11.0 minutes in three contests.
He played for Strasbourg (France) in the French ProA League last season and helped his team earn back-to-back regular-season championships (2014 and 2015). Toupane averaged 7.5 points, 2.5 rebounds and 18.4 minutes in 42 games last season.