Svi Mykhailiuk exercising his player option to stay with the Raptors / News - Basketnews.com

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Toronto Raptors guard-forward Svi Mykhailiuk is exercising the $1.9 million player option on his contract, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic.

2-pointers this season

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Not too much of a surprise since he probably couldn't have claimed better on the transfer market. Arrived at the Raptors during the last offseason, he did not play much: 12.8 minutes in 56 games, averaging 4.6 points on 38.9% field-goals, including 30.6% from distance, and 1.6 rebounds.

At the start of the season he had benefited from a few absences to have a fairly important role in Nick Nurse's rotation, before polishing the bench quite a bit and settling for garbage time.

The No. 47 overall pick in the 2018 NBA Draft, Mykhailiuk has been a capable fill-in as a shooter for the Raptors. He has also spent time with the Lakers, Thunder and Pistons. He signed a two-year deal with the option at the start of last season.

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