Lucas Nogueira, known as Bebe, is a fan favorite in Toronto. Acquired in 2014 with Lou Williams from Atlanta (in exchange for John Salmons — more wizardry from Masai Ujiri), Nogueira has played three seasons with the Raptors — all of them brimming with the idea that “this is the year.”
This season was no different. Beginning in training camp, Nogueira was ready to become the backup center for the Raptors — a title that has been within his unbelievable 8’0” grasp for at least the past two years. He started the year solid, if not unspectacular.