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Brady Heslip (Igokea Boznia) Best Shooter Not In NBA?

Post by IceManLikeGervin » Tue Apr 21, 2015 3:08 pm

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Brady Heslip is a man on a mission.

After making history in the NBA D-League, the Canadian sniper from Burlington, Ontario has moved on in his career, playing for Igokea in Bosnia, and has maintained his consistency.

Heslip could be the best shooter in the world, not in the NBA.

Heslip played both in the ABA (Adriatic league), plus Bosnia and Herzegovina–he earned MVP honors, while leading his team to the Bosnian Cup, and has lead both leagues in scoring.

In 31 minutes per game, Heslip has averaged 23.7 points, 1.7 rebounds and 1.6 assists, while shooting 43% FG, 42% 3P, & 97% from the free throw line (43/44 FT).

Heslip continues to build his resume and develop, in pursuit of the NBA dream. END


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Raptors905 Trade For & Sign Brady Heslip

Post by IceManLikeGervin » Fri Sep 16, 2016 4:06 pm

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Sources: Raptors will sign Canadian sharpshooter Brady Heslip to a partially guaranteed deal Friday. TOR also acquired his D-League rights.

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Raptors 905 wasted no time in trying to reshape their roster following Monday’s opening of the player movement window.

The Toronto Raptors’ D-League affiliate has acquired the returning player rights to Brady Heslip and a 2016 second-round pick (Reno’s) from the Reno Bighorns for the returning player rights to Ronald Roberts, a second-round pick (originally from Grand Rapids), and a third-round pick (originally from Northern Arizona), the team announced Thursday.

Heslip will play for the 905 this season, eschewing overseas opportunities, Raptors Republic has learned.

The move makes sense with Heslip willing to play in the D-League this coming season. Roberts, while immensely impressive a season ago, signed in Turkey for the season, and with several other contributors from last year heading overseas (or to the NBA), the Raptors need bodies. Heslip, a local product of Oakville and Burlington, could be a body and more, potentially bringing some serious shooting that the 905 were short on a season ago.

Undrafted out of Baylor in 2014, Heslip spent the 2014-15 season with Reno, averaging 24.5 points over 20 games before opting to finish the season in Bosnia. Last year, he once again opted for the overseas path, averaging 13.9 points for Pallacanestro Cantu in the top Italian league.

Heslip is primarily known for his marksmanship, having shot 43.7 percent on threes in college, 45 percent overseas, and 44.3 percent on the D-League. He also holds the D-League record with 13 threes in a single game. He doesn’t bring a lot more to the table than shooting and scoring, and he’s coming off of a disappointing showing for Canada in the Olympic Qualifying Tournament, but Heslip represents a welcome injection of offense who could help relieve some pressure on the floor for the team’s younger players.

That the 26-year-old is a local product on a team that, so far, only has Ashton Smith to bill as such, is an added bonus.

Here’s how the 905’s player rights sheet now stacks up (though it’s worth noting the players in camp with the parent club, save for E.J. Singler, would need to have their rights acquired through the affiliate system, the draft, or by trade in the case of Drew Crawford, and the players can choose to play elsewhere):

905 PLAYER'S RIGHTS OWNED

E.J. Singler
Yanick Moreira
Jarrod Uthoff
Fred VanVleet
Drew Crawford
John Jordan
Shannon Scott
Ashton Smith
Greg Smith
James Siakam
Brady Heslip
Mustafa Shakur
Will Sheehey
Michael Williams
Axel Toupane
DeAndre Daniels
Davion Berry
Michale Kyser
Scott Suggs
Sim Bhullar
C.J. Leslie
Ramone Moore
Mitchell Watt

The pick swap sees the 905 give up a mid-third and a mid-second for a late second, so they’re sweetening the pot here. Their first pick in the draft, slated for Oct. 30 will now come 21st in the second round. The 905 also have three selections in the fourth round and a fifth-round pick, but no first- or third-rounder.

1st – None
2nd – Reno
3rd – None
4th – Own, Bakersfield, Texas
5th – None

905 general manager Dan Tolzman will likely be busy in the coming weeks filling out the roster and securing commitment (or denial) from any players with outstanding rights. And of course, the Raptors can assign up to three NBA players at a time, something they made great use of a season ago and stand to again in 2016-17.

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