{"id":814677,"date":"2026-08-18T06:54:44","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T06:54:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/814677\/"},"modified":"2026-08-18T06:54:44","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T06:54:44","slug":"toronto-raptors-sign-free-agent-guard-malachi-smith","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/814677\/","title":{"rendered":"Toronto Raptors sign free agent guard Malachi Smith"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a style=\"display:block\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/resizer\/v2\/PR4VYVIRGRFYZCEE7UFZRJ46IY.jpg?auth=568feb7351a115b68395864ab23570879481798160778cf929f10110944996c3&amp;width=600&amp;height=400&amp;quality=80&amp;smart=true\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" data-photo-viewer-index=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Open this photo in gallery:<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"figcap-text\">Brooklyn Nets guard Malachi Smith plays against the Indiana Pacers in New York in April.Yuki Iwamura\/The Associated Press<\/p>\n<p 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