While I’m not backing off my contention that Masai Ujiri’s masterful additions to the Toronto Raptors roster will help the team, there’s little doubt a new problem has been created. The trade of Terrence Ross leaves the team with a serious lack of 3-point shooting.
This issue will be greatly exacerbated by the sudden absence of Kyle Lowry due to a wrist injury. In the past week, the Raptors have lost their two most prolific 3-ball scorers. Lowry was hitting the long ball at a 41.7% rate, good for 3.3 makes a game; Ross’s numbers were 37.