Raptors Convert Battle And Sign Robinson

The Toronto Raptors announced Friday they have converted forward Jamison Battle to a standard NBA contract. In a corresponding move, the Raptors have signed centre Orlando Robinson to a two-way contract. Per team policy, financial terms of the deals were undisclosed.

Battle, 6-foot-6, 228 pounds, has appeared in 35 games in his rookie season with the Raptors averaging 5.4 points, 1.8 rebounds and 12.6 minutes. He is shooting .458 (66-144) from the field, including .417 (45-108) from three-point range. 

In 15 Tip-Off Tournament and regular season games (all starts) with Raptors 905, the NBA G League affiliate of the Toronto Raptors, Battle averaged 12.7 points, 4.3 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 29.0 minutes. He scored 10+ points 11 times and 20-or-more twice while shooting .496 (68-137) from the field and .460 (40-87) from beyond the arc.

A native of Robbinsdale, Minnesota, Battle signed as an undrafted free agent last July and was converted to a two-way contract in October. Prior to the NBA, he averaged 15.3 points, 5.2 rebounds and 31.4 minutes in 35 games (all starts) as a fifth-year senior at Ohio State last season. He shot .469 (179-382) from the field and a career-best .433 (91-210) from beyond the arc, which ranked second in the Big Ten and ninth nationally. 

Robinson, 6-foot-10, 235 pounds, signed two 10-day contracts with the Raptors earlier this year and averaged 3.7 points, 2.7 rebounds and 11.1 minutes in seven games. A native of Las Vegas, Nevada, Robinson owns career averages of 3.1 points, 2.9 rebounds and 10.4 minutes in 83 games (eight starts) with Miami, Sacramento and Toronto. He signed with the Heat as an undrafted free agent in July 2022 following three seasons at Fresno State (2019-22).