Raptors sign free agents Drew Crawford, Yanick Moreira
The Toronto Raptors announced Thursday they have signed free agent guard Drew Crawford and centre Yanick Moreira. Per team policy, financial terms of the deals were not disclosed.
Crawford spent last season in Israel with Bnei Hertzeliyya, averaging 15.8 points, 5.3 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 31.7 minutes in 34 games. In 2014-15, he appeared in 50 games (all starts) with the D-League’s Erie BayHawks. He averaged 16.0 points, 6.1 rebounds and 33.7 minutes.
Crawford played four collegiate seasons at Northwestern. He is the son of NBA referee Danny Crawford.
Moreira, 6-foot-11, 220 pounds, split last season between UCAM Murcia (Spain) and Rouen (France). He averaged 6.0 points, 3.7 rebounds and 12.2 minutes in nine games with UCAM Murcia and 11.0 points, 4.8 rebounds and 27.5 minutes in four games with Rouen.
Moreira represented Angola at the 2014 FIBA World Cup in Spain, averaging 17.8 points and 8.2 rebounds in five games. He recorded 38 points and 15 rebounds versus Australia.