THE CANADIAN PRESS
TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors have signed free agent forward/centre Joey Dorsey for the remainder of the season.
Dorsey, 26, was taken 33rd overall in the 2008 NBA draft by the Portland Trail Blazers, and then traded to the Houston Rockets in exchange for the draft rights to the 25th pick, Nicolas Batum.
The Baltimore native was traded to the Sacramento Kings on Feb. 18 in the three-team deal that sent former Raptors star Tracy McGrady to the Knicks. The Kings waived him last week.
Dorsey averaged 1.3 points, 2.4 rebounds and 6.3 minutes in 18 career games with Houston and Sacramento. As a member of the Kings, he grabbed a career-high 12 rebounds Feb. 5 at Memphis.
The six-foot-eight Dorsey has spent parts of two seasons with Houston’s D-League affiliate, the Rio Grande Valley Vipers, averaging 14.9 points, 13.3 rebounds and 31.6 minutes in 16 games this season.
Dorsey was a two-time Conference USA defensive player of the year with the University of Memphis, averaging 6.7 points, 8.1 rebounds and 21.7 minutes in 149 games.
