Report: Jamal Shead, Raptors agree to three-year, $24 million contract extension

Shead, 24, has established himself as a critical reserve for head coach Darko Rajaković across two seasons with the Raptors, averaging 6.9 points, 4.8 assists, 1.6 rebounds and 0.9 steals in 21.1 minutes per game since entering the NBA out of the University of Houston. He played a key role in Toronto's return to the playoffs last season, averaging 32 minutes per game and making four starts in place of the injured Immanuel Quickley in the Raptors' seven-game opening-round loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers .