Raptors Roster Continues to Grow.

Raptors roster continues to expand adding two more players to the roster that now stands at 18. Jerel McNeal who had a 10 day contract last season with the Hornets and Chris Wright who split time between the Warriors and the D-League. McNeal is a guard and Wright is a forward and both would be long shots to make the Raptors 15 man roster you have to figure. The message for this training camp seems to be competition. That it is not just assumed anyone has anything for certain. Something I personally like.

Here is what the Raptors had to say on the signings:

The Toronto Raptors announced Friday they have signed guard Jerel McNeal and forward Chris Wright. Per team policy, financial details were not disclosed.

McNeal,6-foot-3, 205 pounds, played last season in Italy with Fabi Shoes Montegranaro. He averaged 10.7 points, 2.7 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.6 steals in 32 outings. McNeal signed a 10-day contract with New Orleans in March 2011 but did not see any game action.

He appeared in 47 NBA D-League contests with Rio Grande Valley, averaging 19.4 points, 4.4 assists and 34.4 minutes. A 2009 product of Marquette University, McNeal finished his collegiate career as the school’s all-time leader in points (1,985), steals (287) and games played (130). He was named to the All-Big East First Team as a senior averaging 19.8 points, 4.5 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 2.0 steals in 35 games.

Wright,6-foot-9, 230 pounds, participated with the 2011 Raptors’ NBA Summer League entry. He started in all four of his appearances averaging 9.5 points, 5.3 rebounds and 1.3 steals. Wright split last season between Golden State and the NBA D-League. He was signed by the Warriors as a free agent December 10. He appeared in 24 games with Golden State where he averaged 2.9 points and 1.9 rebounds. He posted season highs of 25 points, 11 made field goals, eight rebounds and 46 minutes in his lone start in the season finale April 26 versus San Antonio.

Wright also appeared in 13 NBA D-League games with Maine and Dakota where he averaged 17.8 points, 8.8 rebounds and 1.38 blocks & averaged 13.0 points, 7.2 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 123 career outings at Dayton. He earned third-team All-Atlantic 10 honours as a senior, first-team as a junior and second-team as a sophomore.

So don't expect to see these guys in the line-up when the season starts barring something truly extraordinary happening. However you might see some of them in the pre-season who knows. One thing is for sure Raptors' Training Camp will feature some cuts for the first time in a long time.