Nik Stauskas to sign with hometown Raptors' G League affiliate

Longtime NBA shooting guard Nik Stauskas will sign a G League contract for the 2020-21 season and become the designated veteran player for the NBAGL affiliate of his hometown Raptors, Raptors 905, per Marc Stein of the New York Times.

Drafted by the Kings with the No. 8 pick out Michigan in 2014, the 6-foot-6 Stauskas also suited up for the Sixers, Nets, Trail Blazers and Cavaliers in a five-year NBA tenure. The 27-year-old holds career averages of 6.8 points, 2.1 rebounds and 1.5 assists across 335 games. He is averaging 35.3 percent on 3.3 three-point attempts per game.

Stauskas spent the 2019-20 season with the Spanish EuroLeague club Kirolbet Baskonia. He converted 42.2 percent of his three-point attempts in 22 games for Baskonia. Stauskas was on the Bucks’ training camp roster this December.

As we previously relayed, a recent NBA and NBAGL rule tweak will enable each G League team to designate an “NBA Vet Selection” with five or more years of NBA experience. Such a player can be inked directly, meaning a club will not need to deal with the G League’s waiver wire.