The signing of power forward Jared Sullinger was a classic Masai Ujiri move. He swooped in to grab the suddenly available ex-Celtic after his presence was no longer required in Boston.
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Our GM’s latest signing, that of point guard Fred VanVleet, is a move without precedent in my memory. VanVleet, an undrafted, undersized graduate of Wichita State University, wasn’t on anyone’s must-have list. Yet here he is, a newly minted Raptor with a fresh, albeit non-guaranteed, contract for half a million dollars.
Fred reminds me of J.