9:40 pm: Toronto has waived Reese, the team announced. As mentioned below, he’s now eligible for a bonus if he spends at least 60 days with the Raptors 905.
1:23 pm: The Raptors have signed undrafted rookie forward Julian Reese, the team announced today in a press release. It’s a non-guaranteed Exhibit 10 contract, according to Michael Grange of Sportsnet.ca (Twitter link).
Reese spent the past four seasons at Maryland, where he averaged 13.3 points, 9.0 rebounds, and 1.5 blocks in 28.5 minutes per game (36 appearances) as a senior in 2024/25. By the time he left the Terrapins, he was the second all-time leading rebounder in school history, behind only Len Elmore.
Reese, whose sister Angel Reese plays for the WNBA’s Chicago Sky, joined the Lakers’ Summer League team in July and appeared in four games for the club — two at the California Classic and two in Las Vegas. He averaged 3.0 PPG and 2.5 RPG in 11.5 MPG.
The Raptors likely plan on making Reese an affiliate player for the Raptors 905, their G League team. Assuming he’s waived within the next couple days and then reports to Toronto’s NBAGL affiliate, he’d be in line to earn a bonus worth up to $85,300 on top of his standard G League salary as long as he stays with the team for at least 60 days.
The Raptors cut five players from their preseason roster on Thursday, so there was plenty of room for Reese. The team now has 17 players under contract.