The good news for tonight’s game is Fred VanVleet appears to be a game-time decision. The bad news? It’s only game two of a six-game road trip.
Fred has been sidelined since February 28th’s contest against Brooklyn, and Toronto has missed his offensive firepower in the last three especially, losing to two of the league’s worst teams, and failing to complete a very winnable comeback against the Cavaliers.
In his stead, Scottie Barnes has looked reinvigorated, refreshed and undoubtedly the second best player on the team who is currently playing, averaging over seven games close to 19 points to go with nine rebounds, 1.