In their first meeting since being eliminated from last year’s play-in, the Toronto Raptors took on the Chicago Bulls in a back-and-forth matchup that didn’t at all feel like a preseason game. With teams ramping up to the start of the season, starting players saw a good chunk of the minutes.
Without Poeltl in the lineup, the Raptors started Chris Boucher, Dennis Schroder, Scottie Barnes, Pascal Siakam, and O.G. Anunoby to go up against the Bulls’ starters of White, Derozen, Lavine, Vucevic, and Williams. Throughout the game, Scottie’s high energy and Pascal’s adjustments to the new system showed a lot of promise for the upcoming season.