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GAME #12 – TORONTO RAPTORS (6-5) vs. BOSTON CELTICS (4-6)
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2021 – 7:30 P.M. (ET) – TD GARDEN
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• The Toronto Raptors (6-5) play the first game of a back-to-back set Wednesday night against the Boston Celtics (4-6) at TD Garden. The Raptors visit the Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday. Wednesday marks the
second of four meetings between the division rivals this season. Scottie Barnes had season highs of 25 points and 13 rebounds and the Raptors beat Boston 115-83 to spoil the Celtics’ home opener. Toronto has never defeated the Celtics in Boston twice in the same season.
• Toronto has started a season with four straight road wins for the first time in franchise history. The Raptors will play eight of their next nine games on the road (Nov. 10-26).
• Pascal Siakam returned to the starting lineup Sunday vs. Brooklyn. Siakam missed the first 10 games of
the regular season recovering from left shoulder surgery. He underwent surgery in June to repair a torn labrum. Siakam scored 15 points in 25 minutes of action against the Nets.
• Fred VanVleet (581) passed Andrea Bargnani (579) for fourth on the Raptors’ all-time three-point field goals list Sunday vs. Brooklyn. Kyle Lowry holds the franchise record with 1,518 three-pointers, followed by Morris Peterson (801) and Terrence Ross (598).
• Rookie Scottie Barnes tied the Raptors rookie record for steals in a game with five Sunday afternoon against the Nets. Jamario Moon had five steals Jan. 18, 2008 vs. Atlanta, while Damon Stoudamire recorded five steals Jan. 11, 1996 also against the Hawks. Barnes currently leads all rookies in scoring (16.6
ppg), rebounds (8.7) and field goal percentage (.524 – min. 50 FGA). He has led the team in scoring in four of his first nine games played, scored 20+ points three times and earned two double-doubles.
• Gary Trent Jr. (48) and Fred VanVleet (45) rank first and second, respectively, in the NBA in deflections. Trent Jr. also leads the NBA in steals per game (2.73) and has already tied his career high with five steals three times this year. VanVleet has led the league in deflections per game each of the past two seasons.
• The Raptors had a season-low eight turnovers Sunday against the Nets. Toronto currently ranks third in the NBA in turnovers per game (12.8). Over the last four games (Nov. 1-7), Toronto has committed just 39 turnovers, while forcing opponents into 64 turnovers (+25 differential).
• OG Anunoby is averaging a team-high 20.2 points this season (+4.3 ppg from 2020-21). Anunoby leads the Raptors with 31 threes and is shooting 36 percent (31-86) from beyond the arc. Anunoby has scored 20+ points six times, including a career-best 36 points in a victory Nov. 1 at New York.
CLEVELAND CAVALIERS 102, TORONTO RAPTORS 101
DATE: NOVEMBER 5, 2021 ATTENDANCE: 19,800 (Sellout)
| FINAL SCORE | RECORD | HIGH POINTS | HIGH REBOUNDS | HIGH ASSISTS | |
| Cleveland | 102 | 6-4 | Garland – 21 | Allen – 15 | Garland – 8 |
| Toronto | 101 | 6-4 | Anunoby – 23 | Barnes – 9 | VanVleet – 6 |
| KEY RUN |
Cleveland entered the fourth quarter down six points (80-74) but went on a 13-5 run midway through the quarter tie the game at 94 with 4:42 remaining.
| KEY STAT |
The Cavaliers outscored the Raptors 28-19 in the fourth quarter … Darius Garland tallied 12 of his team-high 21 points in the final frame, including a pair of free-throws that put Cleveland ahead 102-101 with 4.8 seconds remaining in the game.
RAPTORS NOTES:
CAVALIERS NOTES:
Barnes Out
• The Toronto Raptors finish a three-game road trip (Oct. 30 – Nov. 3) Wednesday night against the Washington Wizards at Capital One Arena. Washington beat the Raptors 98-83 in Toronto to open the season.
The Wizards have won the last two meetings, however the Raptors have won four in a row in Washington.
Toronto has started the season with three straight road victories for the first time since 2016-17.
• OG Anunoby scored a career-best 36 points (13-27 FG, 4-12 3PT, 6-7 FT) in Monday’s victory at New York – his third career 30-point effort. Anunoby has now scored 20+ points in four of the last six games
(Oct. 23 – Nov. 1), averaging 22.8 points. He is shooting .464 (52-112) from the field and .407 (22-54) from 3-point range during this stretch.
• The Raptors have won four in a row following Monday’s 113-104 victory at New York. Toronto has recorded 49 steals and has a +30 turnover differential (47-to-77) over the last four games.
• Gary Trent Jr. and Fred VanVleet lead the NBA in deflections this season with 38 apiece. VanVleet has led the league in deflections per game each of the past two seasons. Trent Jr. currently ranks fourth in the
league in steals per game (2.75) and has recorded multiple steals in six of the first eight games, including a career high-tying five steals twice. The Raptors rank first in the NBA in steals per game (11.1) this season
after finishing fourth in steals (8.6) in 2020-21.
• Fred VanVleet has scored 15+ points in six straight games (Oct. 23 – Nov. 1). VanVleet is averaging 18.8 points, 7.7 assists and 6.2 rebounds during this stretch, and is shooting .468 (44-94) from the floor and .378 (17-45) from three-point range.
• The Raptors grabbed 13 offensive rebounds and outscored New York 16-8 in second chance points Monday night. Toronto currently leads the NBA in offensive rebounds per game (14.3) and ranks second in second-chance points per game (16.9). The Raptors finished last season ranked 20th in the league in
offensive rebounds (9.4). Reserve Khem Birch leads Toronto with 25 offensive rebounds this season, including 13 in the last four games (Oct. 27 – Nov. 1).
• Rookie Scottie Barnes will miss his second straight game with sprained right thumb. He injured the thumb late in the fourth quarter Oct. 30 at Indiana. Barnes currently leads all rookies in scoring (18.1 ppg), rebounds (8.9) and field goal percentage (.551). He has paced the team in scoring in four of his first seven games played, scored 20+ points three times and earned two double-doubles.
Scottie Barnes is the second rookie in @Raptors history to reach 100 points through his first six games. The first was Damon Stoudamire, the 1995-96 Rookie of the Year.
• The Toronto Raptors play the first game of a three-game road trip (Oct. 30 – Nov. 3), and the second game of a back-to-back set, Saturday night against the Indiana Pacers at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. The Raptors defeated
Indiana 118-100 earlier this week in Toronto. Fred VanVleet had a season-high 26 points and a career-best 10 rebounds in the victory. Toronto has won five of the last seven meetings with the Pacers. The Raptors play at New York on Monday before wrapping up the trip Wednesday in Washington.
• Fred VanVleet (28) and Gary Trent Jr. (26) rank first and second, respectively, in the NBA in deflections this
season. VanVleet (199) finished tied for fifth in deflections last season despite missing 20 games. Trent Jr. currently ranks fourth in the league in steals per game (2.67) and has recorded multiple steals in four of the first six
games, inlcuding a career high-tying five steals twice.
• Rookie Scottie Barnes led the Raptors in points and rebounds in the same game for the first time with 21 points and nine rebounds in Friday’s victory over Orlando. According to @nbastats, Barnes (106) is just the second
rookie in Raptors history to score 100 points through his first six games. The first was Damon Stoudamire who scored 100 points. Stoudamire was the 1995-96 Rookie of the Year.
• Toronto committed a season-low eight turnovers Friday night against the Magic. Through the first six games, the Raptors now have a +25 (84-to-109) turnover differential. The Raptors forced Indiana into 23 turnovers Wednesday which led to 31 points for Toronto.
• Rookie Dalano Banton has led the bench in scoring with 10 points in back-to-back games (Oct. 27-29). He is shooting .615 (8-for-13) from the field over the last two games. A native of Toronto, Banton became the first Canadian picked by the Raptors when he was selected 46th overall in the 2021 NBA Draft.
• The Raptors (14.8) currently rank second in the NBA in offensive rebounds per game, behind only Memphis (15.0), and fifth in second-chance points per game (16.8). Toronto finished last season ranked 20th in the league
in offensive rebounds (9.4). Scottie Barnes leads the Raptors with 18 offensive rebounds this season.
• OG Anunoby has scored 16+ points in four straight games (Oct. 23-29), averaging a team-high 21.5 points. Anunoby is shooting .458 (33-72) from the floor, including .429 (15-35) from beyond the arc, during this stretch.
• Toronto shot a season-high .500 (43-86) from the field, including .684 (13-19) in the fourth, in Friday’s victory vs.
Orlando. The Raptors are shooting 48 percent (129-269) from the floor over the last three games (Oct. 25-29)
after shooting .376 (106-282) from the field in their first three games of the season (Oct. 20-23).
• The Raptors have exercised the third-year team option on the rookie scale
contracts of Precious Achiuwa and Malachi Flynn. Both players are now
signed through the 2022-23 season. Achiuwa averaged 5.0 points, 3.4 rebounds and 12.1 minutes in 61 games as a rookie last season with Miami.
For his efforts, he was named to the World Team roster for the 2021 NBA
Rising Stars. Flynn averaged 7.5 points, 2.9 assists, 2.5 rebounds and 19.7
minutes in 47 appearances, and was named Eastern Conference Rookie of
the Month for April.
• The Raptors have added Nate Bjorkgren, Trevor Gleeson, Nathaniel
Mitchell and Earl Watson as assistant coaches to Head Coach Nick
Nurse’s staff. Eric Khoury will also return to the team as an assistant
coach after two seasons with Raptors 905, Toronto’s G League affiliate.
Lead assistant Adrian Griffin will return to the Toronto bench for a fourth
season, along with assistant coaches John Corbacio, Jon Goodwillie,
Jim Sann, and player development consultant Jamaal Magloire.
• The Toronto Raptors acquired guard Goran Dragic and forward Precious
Achiuwa from Miami as part of a sign-and-trade for six-time All-Star Kyle
Lowry. Lowry is Toronto’s all-time leader in assists (4,277), steals (873),
three-pointers made (1,518) and triple-doubles (16). In nine seasons, he
accumulated 365 regular season wins and 44 playoff victories also making
him the winningest player in franchise history. He helped the Raptors to
seven consecutive playoff appearances (2014-20), six Atlantic Division
titles, five 50-win seasons and the NBA championship in 2019.
• The Raptors ended last with a 27-45 (.375) record, missing the playoffs for
the first time since the 2012-13 season. Toronto started the season 1-6 but
clawed back to .500 (17-17) after going 9-5 in February. However, COVID19 protocols affected the team in March, and the Raptors went 1-13 during
the month to fall out of playoff contention.
• OG Anunoby, Kyle Lowry, Pascal Siakam and Fred VanVleet combined
to miss 91 games last season. As a result, Toronto used a franchise-record
38 different starting lineups and set an NBA-record with 10 different 30-
point scorers. Siakam (21.4 ppg) led the team in scoring, while VanVleet
(19.6 ppg) and Anunoby (15.9 ppg) both averaged career highs in points
DUARTE’S DEBUT
Chris Duarte not only made his NBA debut at Charlotte Oct. 20, he became the first Pacers player since Jamaal Tinsley in 2001 to start the team’s season’s opener. Duarte scored the most points (27) and made the most 3-pointers (six) by any Pacers rookie making his debut. He finished the game shooting 9-for-15 from the field, 6-for-9 from 3-point range and 3-for-3 from the free throw line.
MYLES-STONE
Myles Turner turned in a career performance in the second game of the 2021-22 season as he finished with 40 points to go with 10 rebounds in an overtime road loss at Washington. Turner finished with a career-best scoring total and his first game with 30+ points since the season opener of the 2016-17 season in which he scored 30 points in an overtime win over Dal- las Oct. 26, 2016.
He posted the ninth game in Pacers NBA franchise history with 40+ points and 10+ rebounds, and the first since Danny Granger finished with 41 points and 11 rebounds on Dec. 17, 2008.
PRESEASON WRAP-UP
Indiana wrapped up its 2021 preseason schedule with a 2-2 record. The Pacers won back-to-back contests as they earned a road victory at Cleveland on Oct. 8 and a home win over Memphis on Oct. 13. The Pacers had several key contributors miss time in the preseason due to injury, but received a boost from several young players. Rookie Chris Duarte, the Pacers’ first selection in the 2021 Draft, led the team in total scoring with 55 points for an average of 13.8 per game.
HOME COURT HIJINX
Indiana is looking to bounce back in 2021-22 after ending a streak of five consecutive seasons
with a playoff appearance last year.
The Pacers endured an uncharacteristically down year on their home court in 2020-21. Indiana finished 13-23 at home last season, ending the regular season with a losing record at
home for the first time since the 1989-90 season (20-21). Their 31-season streak with a
winning record at home was tied for the third-longest in NBA history.
The Pacers have reached the postseason nine times in the last 12 seasons (dating back
to 2010-11) and 27 times overall in NBA franchise history.
Indiana has appeared in the playoffs 25 times since the 1989-90 season, which is the
most playoff appearances in the Eastern Conference over that span and second in the NBA behind the San Antonio Spurs.
Since the 1993-94 season, the Pacers have made eight Eastern Conference Finals appearances, which is the most by any team in the East over that span.
ROAD WARRIORS
Indiana finished with the best road record in the Eastern Conference at 21-15 in 2020-21.
The Pacers finished with their third-best winning percentage (.589) on the road in NBA franchise
history.
The Pacers posted a winning record on the road for the second straight season, the third time
over the last five years and for only the eighth time in NBA franchise history. Indiana posted back-to-back winning seasons on the road for the first time since the 1997-98 and 1998-99 seasons.
The Pacers have never recorded a winning record on the road in three straight seasons in their NBA history.
YOUTH MOVEMENT
The Pacers’ roster already features a relatively young core as each of their projected five start- ers are 28 years of age or younger entering Opening Night. However, Indiana’s roster will feature
four rookies to begin the season, including two players selected in the first round who are ex- pected to play key roles.
Indiana drafted in the lottery for the first time since 2015 and selected Oregon’s Chris Duarte with the 13th overall pick in 2021. Duarte led the Pacers in scoring during the preseason and earned the Jerry West Award, awarded to the nation’s top shooting guard in college, after his senior year at Oregon.
Foward Isaiah Jackson was selected 22nd overall and was acquired via a draft-night trade. He led the Southeastern Conference in blocked shots as a freshman last season at Kentucky. At 19-years old, he was the fifth-youngest player in the 2021 Draft.
THE CARLISLE FILE
The Pacers turned to a familiar voice to fill their coaching vacancy following the 2020-21 season as Rick Carlisle was named head coach on June 30.
Carlisle returns for his third tenure in Indiana, including his second as head coach. He guided the Pacers to a 181-147 (.552) record during four seasons from 2003-07. In his first season as Pacers head coach in 2003-04, Carlisle led Indiana to a franchise-record 61 wins, posted the best record in the NBA, won a Central Division title and reached the 2004 Eastern Conference Finals.
He also served as an assistant coach for the Pacers under head coach Larry Bird from 1997-2000. Carlisle helped lead the team to three straight Eastern Conference Finals appearances, including the franchise’s first appearance in the NBA Finals in 2000. Entering the 2021-22 campaign, Carlisle’s 181 wins stands as the fourth-most by a head coach in NBA franchise history. He ranks third among active NBA head coaches in career coaching victories behind San Antonio’s Gregg Popovich and Philadelphia’s Doc Rivers.
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FINAL SCORE: TORONTO RAPTORS 110, ORLANDO MAGIC 109
DATE: OCTOBER 29, 2021 ATTENDANCE: 19,800 (Sellout)
| FINAL SCORE | RECORD | HIGH POINTS | HIGH REBOUNDS | HIGH ASSISTS | |
| Orlando | 109 | 1-5 | Anthony – 24 | Bamba – 18 | Bamba/Anthony – 5 |
| Toronto | 110 | 3-3 | Barnes – 21 | Barnes – 9 | VanVleet – 6 |
| KEY RUN |
The Raptors entered the fourth down 78-77 but started the quarter on a 13-2 run to lead 90-80 at the 8:37 mark. Fred VanVleet hit a 3-pointer with 2:04 left to put the Raptors ahead 110-98, their largest lead of the night.
| KEY STAT |
The Raptors shot a season-best .500 (43-86) from the field tonight, including .684 (13-19) in the fourth quarter … Fred VanVleet (16) and OG Anunoby (10) combined for 26 of Toronto’s 33 points in the final frame.
RAPTORS NOTES:
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FINAL SCORE: TORONTO RAPTORS 118, INDIANA PACERS 100
DATE: OCTOBER 27, 2021 ATTENDANCE: 19,800 (Sellout)
| FINAL SCORE | RECORD | HIGH POINTS | HIGH REBOUNDS | HIGH ASSISTS | |
| Indiana | 100 | 1-4 | Brogdon – 18 | Sabonis – 8 | Brogdon- 5 |
| Toronto | 118 | 2-3 | VanVleet – 26 | VanVleet – 10 | Barnes – 7 |
| KEY RUN |
The Raptors went on a 14-6 run in the last 2:26 of the third quarter to take a 16-point lead (87-71) into the fourth … Toronto led by double-digits for the rest of the game … The Raptors largest lead of the night was 23 points in the final minute.
| KEY STAT |
Toronto forced the Pacers into 23 turnovers leading to 31 points … The Raptors finished with just 12 turnovers … OG Anunoby (5) and Gary Trent Jr. (5) combined for 10 of Toronto’s season-high 18 steals.
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SERIES STATS
Chicago swept the season series (3-0) against Toronto in 2020-21 … Zach LaVine posted a game-high 24 points, and Lauri Markkanen added 20 to lead the Bulls to a 114-102 season series sweep of the Raptors … Coby White (17
points/10 assists) and Nikola Vučević (16 points/16 rebounds) also recorded double-doubles for Chicago … In the second of three between the Bulls and the Raptors last year, Vučević and LaVine each scored 22 points to lead Chicago to a
122-113 victory … LaVine also had 15 assists, while Markkanen came off the bench to score 18 by making eight of 10 shots … Chris Boucher posted a career-high 38 points and 19 rebounds for Toronto, and Pascal Siakam added 27 points and eight rebounds …the first game between the Bulls and the Raptors was originally scheduled for Feb. 28th down in Tampa, FL but
ended up being postponed due to Toronto not having eight players available per the NBA’s COVID-19 health and safety protocols … the league rescheduled the game for April 8th in Tampa …two weeks later the teams were able to take each
other on in Chicago, where Bulls rookie Patrick Williams posted a career-best 23 points to lead Chicago, 118-95 … Chicago maintained a double-digit lead for most of the second half and enjoyed a nice cushion after Denzel Valentine made three 3-pointers during a 9-0 run that pushed the lead to 96-78 with eight minutes left. Toronto, which had won 12 straight against Chicago before that game, never got closer than 11 points the rest of the night … Norman Powell scored 32 points as the depleted Raptors, down five regulars, as they lost their fifth straight … Kyle Lowry had 20 points and eight assists before being ejected in the final minutes after picking up his second technical foul for arguing with officials … the Bulls matched a season-high in rebounding with 60
against Toronto and held the Raptors to just 37 boards … prior to this game, Chicago had last beaten the Raptors on Feb. 14, 2017.
RAPTORS SET ROSTER FOR OPENING NIGHT
The Toronto Raptors announced Monday their roster for Wednesday’s regular season opener against the Washington Wizards at Scotiabank Arena at 7:30 p.m. (TSN / Sportsnet 590 The FAN). Toronto returns eight players that finished last season with the team.
The Raptors played the entire 2020-21 season in Tampa, Florida and have not hosted a regular season game in Toronto since Feb. 28, 2020 vs. Charlotte. Only four players — OG Anunoby, Chris Boucher, Pascal Siakam and Fred VanVleet — remain from the team that played the Hornets that night.
The upcoming campaign marks the Raptors’ 27th season in the NBA. This is the 10th straight season and the 21st time in team history Toronto has started the regular season at home. The Raptors sport a 16-10 record in season openers, including 13-7 at home. Wednesday will mark the third time Toronto has opened the season against the Wizards. The two clubs faced off to start the 2002-03 (W 74-68) and 2005-06 (L 99-96) campaigns.
2021-22 TORONTO RAPTORS OPENING NIGHT ROSTER
| NO. | PLAYER | POS | HT | WT | BIRTHDATE | PRIOR TO NBA / HOME COUNTRY | NBA EXP. |
| 5 | Precious Achiuwa | F | 6-8 | 244 | 9/19/1999 | Memphis / Nigeria | 1 |
| 3 | OG Anunoby | F | 6-7 | 240 | 7/17/1997 | Indiana / England | 4 |
| 45 | Dalano Banton | G | 6-7 | 203 | 11/7/1999 | Nebraska / Canada | R |
| 4 | Scottie Barnes | G-F | 6-8 | 225 | 8/1/2001 | Florida State / USA | R |
| 24 | Khem Birch | C | 6-8 | 226 | 9/29/1992 | UNLV / Canada | 4 |
| 17 | Isaac Bonga | F | 6-8 | 213 | 11/8/1999 | Fraport Skyliners (Germany) / Germany | 3 |
| 25 | Chris Boucher | F | 6-9 | 198 | 1/11/1993 | Oregon / Canada | 4 |
| 11 | Justin Champagnie* | F | 6-6 | 210 | 6/29/2001 | Pittsburgh / USA | R |
| 8 | Sam Dekker | F | 6-8 | 229 | 5/6/1994 | Wisconsin / USA | 4 |
| 1 | Goran Dragic | G | 6-3 | 190 | 5/6/1986 | Union Olimpija (Slovenia) / Slovenia | 13 |
| 22 | Malachi Flynn | G | 6-1 | 176 | 5/9/1998 | San Diego State / USA | 1 |
| 13 | David Johnson* | G | 6-4 | 209 | 2/26/2001 | Louisville / USA | R |
| 14 | Svi Mykhailiuk | G-F | 6-7 | 221 | 6/10/1997 | Kansas / Ukraine | 3 |
| 43 | Pascal Siakam | F | 6-8 | 240 | 4/2/1994 | New Mexico State / Cameroon | 5 |
| 33 | Gary Trent Jr. | G | 6-5 | 205 | 1/18/1999 | Duke / USA | 3 |
| 23 | Fred VanVleet | G | 6-0 | 200 | 2/25/1994 | Wichita State / USA | 5 |
| 18 | Yuta Watanabe | F | 6-8 | 214 | 10/13/1994 | George Washington / Japan | 3 |
| *Two-way contract player |
| HEAD COACH: Nick Nurse (Northern Iowa) |
| ASSISTANT COACHES: | ||
| Adrian Griffin (Seton Hall) | Trevor Gleeson (Australia) | Earl Watson (UCLA) |
| Nate Bjorkgren (Buena Vista) | Jim Sann (Colorado) | Nathaniel Mitchell (Cumberlands) |
| Jon Goodwillie (Brock) | Eric Khoury (University of Toronto) | John Corbacio (UMass Lowell) |
| Jamaal Magloire (Kentucky) |
| VICE PRESIDENT, PLAYER HEALTH AND PERFORMANCE: Alex McKechnie (Leeds School of Physiotherapy) |
| ATHLETIC TRAINER: Scott McCullough (Toronto) |
| NUMERICAL ROSTER: | |||
| 1 Goran Dragic | 11 Justin Champagnie | 18 Yuta Watanabe | 25 Chris Boucher |
| 3 OG Anunoby | 13 David Johnson | 22 Malachi Flynn | 33 Gary Trent Jr. |
| 4 Scottie Barnes | 14 Svi Mykhailiuk | 23 Fred VanVleet | 43 Pascal Siakam |
| 5 Precious Achiuwa | 17 Isaac Bonga | 24 Khem Birch | 45 Dalano Banton |
| 8 Sam Dekker |
| HOW THE TEAM WAS ASSEMBLED: | ||
| Draft | Trade | Free Agent |
| 2021 – Barnes (1st round) | 2021 – Achiuwa (August 6) | 2021 – Mykhailiuk (September 21) |
| 2021 – Banton (2nd round) | 2021 – Dragic (August 6) | 2021 – Bonga (August 11) |
| 2021 – Johnson (2nd round) | 2021 – Trent Jr. (March 25) | 2021 – Dekker (August 10) |
| 2020 – Flynn (1st round) | 2021 – Champagnie (August 7) | |
| 2017 – Anunoby (1st round) | 2021 – Birch (April 10) | |
| 2016 – Siakam (1st round) | 2020 – Watanabe (November 30) | |
| 2018 – Boucher (July 20) | ||
| 2016 – VanVleet (July 18) |
| PRONUNCIATION GUIDE: | |
| Precious Achiuwa: ah-CHEW-uh | Goran Dragic: GORE-on DROG-ich |
| OG Anunoby: O G Ann-uh-no-bee | Malachi Flynn: MAL-uh-kai |
| Dalano Banton: duh-LAH-no BAN-ten | Svi Mykhailiuk: Svee muh-KAI-luke |
| Chris Boucher: boo-SHAY | Pascal Siakam: Pass-CAL See-AHK-am |
| Justin Champagnie: Sham-Penny | Yuta Watanabe: YOU-tuh wah-tuh-NAH-bay |
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