We’re sitting in the baseline seats at the arena in Miami on Monday a couple of hours before tipoff, catching up with some assistant coaches and staffers while the Raptors are getting their pre-game work in.
All of a sudden one ball comes bouncing our way and then a second, certainly not thrown hard but enough to get our attention.
Across the court, smiling but really wanting to get to work, is Otto Porter Jr. and, yeah, he’s impatient to play and the Raptors really want and need him.
“That guy’s a great shooter,” one of the coaches says.