Toronto Raptors: 6 worst free agent signings in team history
3. Landry Fields
Landry Fields might be one of the worst free agent signings in Raptors history. But his contract wasn’t too onerous and his biggest flaw wasn’t entirely his fault: an inability to stay on the court.
Fields wasn’t a star, but the guard showed potential during his first two seasons in the NBA, both with the New York Knicks. After averaging 8.8 points per game during his second season with the team, the Knicks tendered a qualifying offer, making him a restricted free agent.
The Raptors put forth an offer sheet of three years and $20 million, which the Knicks chose not to match. The deal became official on July 15, 2012 and Fields was a member of the Raptors.
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Sadly, injuries took their toll on Fields almost immediately. He played in 51 games during the 2012-13 season, but struggled with a right arm injury that dogged him for his entire Raptors career. He played in just 56 games in the following two seasons, never averaging more than 4.7 points per game in any of his three years under the deal.
After his contract expired, Fields wasn’t picked up by another team and never played another game in the NBA, a victim of terrible injury luck. He’s still just 31 years old, though, and is well into the next chapter of his basketball career, serving as the general manager of the G League affiliate of the San Antonio Spurs.