CHARLOTTE, N.C.—The names are impressive, their skills undeniable. Damon Stoudamire. Alvin Williams. Jose Calderon. Kyle Lowry.
It is a line of Raptors point guards playing the one position of constant excellence over most of the franchise’s nearly 28 years of existence.
Now https://www.thestar.com/sports/raptors/fred-vanvleet.html has done something none of them did. Threading a pass in traffic that Pascal Siakam turned into a basket in Charlotte on Sunday afternoon, VanVleet established a franchise record for assists in a game with 20.
“That’s a heck of an honour,” Raptors coach Nick Nurse said.