Believe it or not, this preseason game against an NBL team that just lost by 63(!) points is still important to the Toronto Raptors.
The Cairns Taipans are coming off a humbling 145-82 loss to the Washington Wizards.
With only two more games after this before the regular season commences, the Raptors have very little runway to work out any kinks in Darko Rajakovic’s system. This should also be a prime opportunity for the end-of-roster players to state their case for a guaranteed contract. Jeff Dowtin Jr. is the nominal “16th” player on the 15-man roster as he’s the only one without a guaranteed, two-way, or Exhibit 10 contract.