You can call them centres or big men or frontcourt players, or anything your heart desires.
The collection the Raptors have put together up front is unique and multi-faceted, and presents head coach Nick Nurse with myriad options.
Before Sunday night’s lone Scotiabank Arena stop, Nurse had used centres — Chris Boucher and Precious Achiuwa — as the first two players off the bench in the NBA pre-season. It was partly because of the complementary components of their game, and partly to make sure they pile up minutes. And the coach figures, “What else is the pre-season for?