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Depth charge keeps short-handed Raptors afloat

The roster depth amassed by Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri and general manager Bobby Webster is truly impressive.

The team goes at least two deep at every position with legitimate NBA players, and the fall-off from the starting group to the backups is not precipitous at all.

Raptors stars Kawhi Leonard and Kyle Lowry have played in the same game just 21 times this season.
Raptors stars Kawhi Leonard and Kyle Lowry have played in the same game just 21 times this season.

It is one of the primary reasons why the Raptors took an NBA-best 26-10 record into Friday night’s game in Orlando and it’s something of which management should be proud — and for which head coach Nick Nurse should be extremely thankful.