Jalen McDaniels agrees to terms on two-year, $9.3 million deal with Toronto Raptors

Jalen McDaniels has agreed to a two-year, $9.3 million contract with the Toronto Raptors and will leave the 76ers in free agency, a league source confirmed to The Inquirer.

McDaniels joins a Raptors team in transition, after former coach Nick Nurse was fired and then hired by the Sixers. Darko Rajakovic, a longtime NBA assistant getting his first opportunity as a head coach, was hired to replace Nurse last month.

Though Toronto recently lost star point guard Fred VanVleet, who reportedly agreed to a three-year max deal with the Houston Rockets Friday night, they still have intriguing young talent in 2022 Rookie of the Year Scottie Barnes, former All-Star Pascal Siakam and perimeter defender OG Anunoby.

The Raptors have also recently constructed a roster full of wing players who fit McDaniels’ prototype, allowing them to play creative defensive schemes, rebound and get out in transition on offense.