A look at three key numbers related to Wednesday’s game at Amalie Arena in Tampa between New Orleans and Toronto (6:30 p.m. Central, Fox Sports New Orleans, ESPN New Orleans 100.3 FM):
9, 19: NBA.com “continuity rankings” for Toronto and New Orleans, respectively, a statistic that measures roster turnover from season to season. Indiana ranks No. 1 in the NBA in that category, with 98 percent of Pacers minutes from 2019-20 going to players who remain on their roster. Toronto comes in at ninth (77 percent), while New Orleans is 19th (62 percent). Relatively speaking, that means most fans should be fairly familiar with the Raptors, despite the fact that they did lose key veterans Serge Ibaka and Marc Gasol in free agency to the Los Angeles teams in the offseason.