The Serge Ibaka/Robin Lopez scuffle (I can’t call it a fight; no punches landed) grabbed headlines all around the NBA world on Tuesday night. Both hotheads have received one-game suspensions.
The Toronto Raptors have already announced the recall of power forward Pascal Siakam from their 905 D-League affiliate. Whether our rookie makes an unlikely leap from the minors to a starting role for the big team remains unclear. What I hope to see is a larger role for the Raptors’ forgotten man, Lucas Nogueira.
I’m at a loss to understand why Jakob Poeltl has become Jonas Valanciunas’ replacement.