It’s just one preseason game, but Toronto Raptors coach Nick Nurse knows how to tease his fanbase. Scottie Barnes — the reigning NBA Rookie of the Year — is a self-proclaimed point guard, and Nurse gave the fanbase what they wanted by starting Barnes at the point. Coach Nurse wasn’t done making things interesting, as he also gave Christian Koloko his first look with the starters.
Unfortunately, Barnes pulled off a stinker, and Koloko’s game peaked at 4 blocks in the first five minutes as the Raptors’ horrible offense was in midseason form, as the team lost their first preseason game to the Houston Rockets, 116-100.