We know with certainty that Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan are the two best and most important players on the Raptors. Their respective games are not perfect, but it’s fair to say the gains Toronto has made over the years have been made in parallel with the rise of that duo. The question hanging over the Raptors continues to be: who is this team’s third best player?
The answer to this question for most of the season has been Patrick Patterson, he of 7.3 points, 5.6 rebounds in 28 minutes per game.