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Khem Birch will be returning to the Toronto Raptors on a three-year, $20 million contract, per ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.

The Raptors’ centre was acquired by Toronto late in the 2020-21 season after the Orlando Magic elected to buy him out.

After arriving in Toronto, his statistics significantly improved. Birch averaged 11.9 points, 7.6 rebounds and 1.9 assists during his 19 games with the Raptors. For the Magic, he averaged 5.3 points, 5.1 rebounds and 1.1 assists.