Title: Raptors 905 secure foundational piece in Charlie Brown Jr.
Date: November 8, 2024
Original Source: Sportsnet
Synopsis: In my latest at Sportsnet, I wrote about how a new luxury tax apron wrinkle looped Charlie Brown Jr. into a Knicks-Wolves trade and ultimately landed him with Raptors 905, with a 905 notebook at the end.
When the NBA created the new, stricter roster construction rules for luxury tax teams in the collective bargaining agreement, they probably didn’t care much about the impact it could have on G League teams. Yet it’s one of those “apron” rules that may have helped Raptors 905, Toronto’s G League affiliate, secure a foundational piece in Charlie Brown Jr., once training camp had already begun.
Brown, a five-year G League veteran with a few cups of coffee in the NBA, now figures to be one of the most important 905ers, offering size and shooting from the wing and sliding into a leadership role at age 27. His availability is not something the 905 could have planned for until very recently. Changes to Brown’s outlook — and the Raptors’ NBA and G League outlook — shifted at fortuitous times to make this a strong fit.
To get here, Brown had to go through a whirlwind couple of weeks, a whirlwind he was paid handsomely for.
Blake Murphy Sports Writing 