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Raptors sign Canadian guard Jalen Celestine
The Toronto Raptors have signed Canadian guard Jalen Celestine.
The 6-foot-7 player is from Ajax, Ontario, and the team did not disclose the financial terms.
Last season, he averaged 8.6 points in 32 games for Cincinnati, starting 14 of them.
He shot 40.5% from three-point range and also played for California and Baylor in college.
Celestine appeared in two games for Toronto at the 2026 NBA Summer League in Las Vegas.
The signing adds a guard to the Raptors, but the team has not announced further details about his role.
The Toronto Raptors announced they had signed Canadian guard Jalen Celestine.
The team did not disclose the financial terms of the deal.
Celestine averaged 8.6 points, 3.1 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 32 games at Cincinnati last season.
The 6-foot-7 guard played at California from 2020 to 2024 and Baylor in 2024-25 before joining Cincinnati.
Celestine, who is from Ajax, Ontario, appeared in two games for the Raptors at the 2026 NBA Summer League in Las Vegas.
- Who
- The Toronto Raptors signed Canadian guard Jalen Celestine.
- What
- The team announced the signing. Financial terms were not disclosed.
- When
- Friday, October 16, 2026.
- Where
- Toronto, Ontario; Celestine is from Ajax, Ontario.
- Why
- Not stated.
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Celestine played at California.
Celestine played at Baylor.
Celestine played 32 games at Cincinnati, including 14 starts.
Celestine appeared in two games with the Raptors in Las Vegas.
The Raptors announced they had signed Celestine.
- Team
- Toronto Raptors
- Player
- Jalen Celestine
- Height and weight
- 6-foot-7, 220 pounds
- Cincinnati averages
- 8.6 points, 3.1 rebounds, 1.3 assists in 23.8 minutes per game
- Cincinnati shooting
- .424 from the field; .405 from three-point range
- Hometown
- Ajax, Ontario