EDMONTON—The Raptors opened their five-game pre-season slate with a 114-82 win over the Utah Jazz here Sunday, before a boisterous sellout crowd of 17,100 that continued to hammer home what a truly Canadian sports franchise they are.
Minute men
Well, the Raptors have found one way to keep Fred VanVleet’s minutes down and end the fascination with his workload: limit him to fewer than 10. VanVleet played only the first 9:39 (three points, three assists) before getting the rest of the game off. Pascal Siakam played about 15 first-half minutes, and O.