The circumstances are so strange, the stakes are so different, the responsibilities are so great and one of the fascinating questions about a couple of young Raptors would be how they would respond.
OG Anunoby has been delightful, providing precisely what the team needs in these early days of its defence of the NBA championship and it has been most welcome.
Terence Davis II? Not so much. But there is time for him to find his groove and the worry quotient has not yet hit significant heights.
Anunoby, though, has been a revelation.
He’s guarded the likes of LeBron James of the Lakers, as powerful and as crafty as any player in the game and helped hold him in check as much as possible.