The Toronto Raptors have added another former LA Clippers wing to their summer league mix, and Seth Lundy is already making a case to stick around.
Toronto has signed Lundy to its summer league roster, giving him another crack at NBA life after a stop-and-start run that has kept him on the outside looking in. He’s now in position to fight for a two-way spot, and the Raptors still have one of those openings left to sort out.
Lundy’s path has been a winding one. The 6-foot-4 New Jersey native spent four seasons at Penn State, where he was the best player on a middling Big Ten team.
The Atlanta Hawks grabbed him with the 46th pick in the 2023 NBA Draft and put him on a two-way deal, but he barely saw the floor at the NBA level. In the G League, though, he flashed exactly what teams want from a modern wing: scoring punch, confidence from 3-point range, and the kind of length and toughness that hint at a 3-and-D future.
Atlanta moved on, and the Clippers stepped in by waiving former first-round center Kai Jones to make room for Lundy on a two-way contract. That stint never got off the ground.
Lundy was recovering from an ankle injury and never appeared in a game for Los Angeles, then missed the chance to land elsewhere last summer because he wasn’t back to full health. By the time Toronto came calling, he had effectively been out of professional basketball for the last calendar year.
That’s what makes this summer league stretch so important. Toronto brought him in with a roster built for exactly this kind of audition: young players trying to establish themselves, G League hopefuls chasing a camp invite, and a few veterans helping hold the group together.
Lundy has wasted no time trying to separate himself.
In Toronto’s first game, an overtime loss, he launched 11 3-pointers and knocked down two. The volume stood out, and so did the confidence. He still finished at +10 in a three-point defeat, which says plenty about how he was impacting the game even while the shot wasn’t fully falling.
His second outing was much louder. Lundy dropped 23 points in a win, paced the Raptors in scoring, and buried 6 of 9 from deep while adding five rebounds.
He also finished +11. The shot looked like more than just a summer league hot streak; it looked like a real NBA tool.
At 6-foot-4 with a 6-foot-10 wingspan, Lundy has the kind of build that can travel. He can guard multiple spots, and if Toronto can clean up the defensive inconsistency that showed up in college, there’s a real lane for him.
Offensively, he also offers a smooth jumper and soft touch, with the ability to finish plays in different ways. The Raptors could use that kind of skill set as they look for a replacement for the departed Gradey Dick.
For now, Lundy has one more week in the desert to make his case. Toronto has given him the opening. After the Clippers moved on so quickly, he finally has a chance to prove he belongs.
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