The Raptors finish up a brutal 6 games in 8 nights stretch with their first game against Goran Dragic, another date with Dwane Casey, and a gut check meeting with the Cavs.
Call me a curmudgeon, but I honestly don’t see the issue with the Toronto Raptors starters playing heavy minutes.
Let’s focus on the league leader, Fred VanVleet, who currently averages 38.2 minutes per game. The last time the minutes total was that “high” was 2015-16 when James Harden averaged 38.1 with Houston. Before 2016, the league leader in minutes averaged more than VanVleet in each and every ABA or NBA season.