Throughout the 2018-19 season, the Toronto Raptors have seen both their starters and bench go through respective struggles. In recent games (excluding Tuesday’s win in Minnesota), the bench has developed an awful habit of giving up leads handed to them by the team’s starters.
Since Marc Gasol became the de facto starter, the team has seen its starters play some of the prettiest basketball the league has seen in 2019. Meanwhile, the bench has spent much of its time allowing opponents to “keep things interesting”.
Since the trade deadline, Fred VanVleet is the only Raptors bench player (min 75 minutes) with a positive net rating.