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Backcourt bench boost helps define Raptors

They might be a fascinating study in contrasts, Fred VanVleet and Delon Wright.

You’ve got VanVleet, the “bet on yourself” kid from Rockford, Ill. — a six-foot, 195-pound bundle of toughness and self-confidence, an undrafted gem who worked his way into the conversation of the best sixth men in the NBA in just his second year last season.

Delon Wright, leading Fred VanVleet and the Raptors up court against the Pistons on Wednesday, has found a groove with his backcourt mate off the bench. Says VanVleet: u201cYouu2019d think weu2019ve been playing together for 10 years.u201d
Delon Wright, leading Fred VanVleet and the Raptors up court against the Pistons on Wednesday, has found a groove with his backcourt mate off the bench. Says VanVleet: “You’d think we’ve been playing together for 10 years.