All those times when Scottie Barnes, Pascal Siakam or O.G. Anunoby brought the ball up the court for the Raptors — all non-traditional point guards charged with initiating offence — will come in handy in the season’s biggest game to date.
Against a Chicago Bulls team with a pair of tremendous on-the-ball defenders in Patrick Beverley and Alex Caruso, being able to shuffle off ball-handling duties should be an advantage the Raptors can exploit in the win-or-go-home play-in game Wednesday night.
“We certainly start a lot of plays with a lot of different guys handling the ball,” coach Nick Nurse said.