Back to the Toronto Raptors Newsfeed

Help me, Rondae (et tu, Boucher) — Raptors just outside the rotation might tip the balance in the NBA playoffs

Chris Boucher and Rondae Hollis-Jefferson occupy grey areas in the Raptors rotation, each with unique skills that are needed some nights and not others.

But given the entire NBA restart is one big grey area itself, that’s maybe not a bad thing.

With questions still lingering about which players are in great shape — and who might have slacked a bit over the course of a months-long hiatus from the game — plus some teams missing key players for reasons that are personal and due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and which lineups might be entirely different in August than they were in March, a little grey and a little versatility might to a long way.