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Raptors practice – as season approaches, is squad ready?

I watched almost all of the Raptors practice on Sunday morning, and here are some thoughts.

I had my first look at OG Anunoby not on a YouTube video. For a young man enduring a lengthy recovery from a serious knee injury, he performed extremely well. I expected an industrial-strength brace and little to no participation in drills, but I was happy to be wrong in both cases. He had an elastic brace on his knee, and ran and jumped with no evident restraint.

Evaluating OG’s NBA readiness based on a practice would be absurd; it’s sufficient to note he should be able to find some floor time well before the New Year (which is when I had originally penciled him in to the lineup).