Raptors sign first-round pick Collin Murray-Boyles to rookie-scale contract

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The Toronto Raptors signed first-round prime Collin Murray-Boyles to a rookie-scale contract, the squad announced Tuesday.

Toronto besides signed defender Chucky Hepburn to a two-way declaration

The Canadian Press

· Posted: Jul 01, 2025 3:33 PM EDT | Last Updated: 4 hours ago

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Collin Murray-Boyles poses for a photograph with NBA commissioner Adam Silver aft being selected ninth by the Toronto Raptors successful the archetypal circular of the NBA hoops draft, Wednesday, successful New York. (Adam Hunger/The Associated Press)

The Toronto Raptors signed first-round prime Collin Murray-Boyles to a rookie-scale contract, the squad announced Tuesday.

The six-foot-seven, 239-pound guardant was the ninth wide prime successful past week's NBA draught coming retired of the University of South Carolina.

Murray-Boyles averaged 16.8 points and 8.3 rebounds successful 32 games en way to earning an All-Southeastern Conference second-team enactment arsenic a sophomore.

He led the SEC successful field-goal percent (.586), scored 20-plus points successful 12 games and had 9 double-doubles for the Gamecocks.

Toronto besides signed defender Chucky Hepburn to a two-way declaration Tuesday. Hepburn averaged 16.4 points and 5.8 assists successful 34 games arsenic a elder twelvemonth astatine the University of Louisville successful 2024-25.

The six-foot-two, 190-pound Hepburn was named the Atlantic Coast Conference Defensive Player of the Year and earned All-ACC archetypal squad and all-defensive squad honours. He led the ACC successful steals per crippled with 2.4.

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