"This season has not been kind to Boucher. After seven seasons and a ring with the Toronto Raptors, Boucher signed with the Boston Celtics this year. Relegated to the end of the bench, Boucher played in just nine games before the Trade Deadline. As one of a series of cost-cutting trades, the Celtics dumped Boucher on the Utah Jazz, who promptly waived him. It looked like the bottom for Boucher, and his NBA career was apparently about to expire."
"Except all of a sudden, Boucher is one of the hottest names on the NBA market. Teams that didn't want to sign him last summer or trade for him at the deadline are suddenly very interested in signing him to a new deal on the buyout market. The contending Boston Celtics didn't want Boucher, but the contending Denver Nuggets just might want a big man who can block shots and launch 3-pointers, per DNVR."
"The most tantalizing option of all, of course, is the idea of Chris Boucher returning to Toronto to sign with the Raptors. Doug Smith of the Toronto Star recently floated the idea. With Jakob Poeltl's health uncertain and the newly-added Trayce Jackson-Davis unproven with this group, could they bring Boucher back? It's certainly possible, but it's hard to say that's the place they want to invest in a player they were ready to move on from last summer."
Chris Boucher spent seven seasons and won a championship with the Toronto Raptors before signing with the Boston Celtics. He received minimal playing time, appearing in just nine games, and was traded to the Utah Jazz as part of cost-cutting moves before being waived. After appearing to hit rock bottom, Boucher has become a hot buyout-market target for contending teams. The Denver Nuggets value his shot-blocking and 3-point shooting. The Knicks, 76ers, Hawks, and Suns have also shown interest given frontcourt needs. A Raptors reunion is conceivable amid center uncertainty, though the team previously moved on.
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