There can be talk about matchups and rotations, and the notion of a fluid starting lineup has been tossed around for years, but there is one undeniable fact about the Raptors.
Their opponents are going to seeing a ton of the versatile threesome of Pascal Siakam, OG Anunoby and Scottie Barnes on the court at the same time.
Not only are they three of the team’s best players — Fred VanVleet has to factor greatly into any conversation about that — but they give coach Nick Nurse precisely the kind of versatility he wants.
“I would imagine when Pascal gets back into condition, those three guys are going to be the mainstays in the middle of our rotation and taking as many minutes as they can handle,” Nurse said before the Raptors were manhandled 104-88 by the Celtics in Boston on Wednesday night.