LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - MAY 04: Khem Birch #24 of the Toronto Raptors (Photo by Meg Oliphant/Getty Images)
The Toronto Raptors might choose to spend a ton of money in order to find a new starting center, but there is an equally valid timeline in which they eschew huge spending in that area in order to bring back Khem Birch after the native Canadian’s breakout season.
Birch went from a garden variety backup center to a center capable of reaching double digits in scoring easily while giving the Raptors the interior presence they needed on both ends of the floor.