Raptors 905 are adding Fuquan Edwin, according to a report from Chris Reichert of 2 Ways and 10 Days.
A 26-year-old out of Seton Hall, Edwin should help a top-three 905 defense get even stronger. Not only was Edwin a Big East Defensive Player of the Year in 2014, he was also named to the All-Defensive First Team in his lone D-League season, back in 2014-15. Edwin spent that year with Sioux Falls, averaging 13.8 points, 4.4 rebounds, 1.5 assists, and 1.8 steals while shooting 47 percent overall and 40 percent on over two 3-point attempts per-game.
Over four years in the NCAA, Edwin averaged 2.3 steals (a ridiculous 4.7-percent steal rate; he even led the NCAA in steals one season), proving enough of a ball-hawk to get a Portsmouth Invitational nod and a pair of Summer League looks from Oklahoma City and New Orleans. In the time since, the 6-foot-6 wing has played in Venezuela, Israel, Australia, Kosovo, and Finland. He entered the player pool this week after leaving his Finnish team after five appearances.
The 905 adding Edwin is contingent on him passing a physical, which is expected to take place Monday, per a source. The 905 would have to waive a player to make room on the roster for Edwin, as they’re at the 10 allowable, excluding two-ways and assignees. Here’s how the depth chart looks at present, excluding NBA talent:
PG: Kaza Keane, Kethan Savage
SG: Davion Berry, Aaron Best
SF: Negus Webster-Chan, (Fuquan Edwin)
PF: Kuran Iverson, Richard Amardi
C: Shevon Thompson, Kennedy Meeks, Andre Washington
There’s a tough decision to make there, and Edwin’s position would suggest it might be one of the power forwards let go. Wherever the 905 land, adding Edwin at this point in the season is the type of opportunity you make those decisions for.
