In last night’s recap, I mused that the decisions made by Raptors staff over the next week — deciding who makes the final roster and who doesn’t — can’t be easy. The team has trotted out 18 quality NBA players through five exhibition games, servicing a vision of basketball where a collection of long bodies can defend hard, force turnovers, and keep a sometimes anemic half court offence in gruelling contests.
This congruity between players ratchets up the difficulty of roster decisions even further. With guys like Sam Dekker and Ish Wainwright showing the same body type, guarding the same players — where can you find the separation in five games or in camp to decide who makes it and who doesn’t?