Report: Canadian Khem Birch signs two-year contract with Magic

Orlando Magic centre Khem Birch (24) dunks (Frank Gunn/CP)

The Orlando Magic have re-signed Canadian big man Khem Birch to a two-year, $6-million contract, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski is reporting.

Birch was a restricted free agent and returns to a Magic team that signed him in 2017. The 26-year-old began his professional career in the NBA D League with the Sioux Falls Skyforce before departing for Europe where he played in Turkey and Greece.

The Montreal, Que., native averaged 4.8 points and 3.8 rebounds in a sparse 12.9 minutes per game last season in 50 games played for Orlando.

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