Position battles to come at Raptors training camp
By Brian Boake
Mar 30, 2015; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Toronto Raptors head coach Dwane Casey during a break in the action against the Houston Rockets at the Air Canada Centre. Toronto defeated Houston 99-96. Mandatory Credit: John E. Sokolowski-USA TODAY Sports
Following on Graeme Klayh’s discussion of things to watch for at Toronto Raptors training camp, I thought I’d zero in on what promise to be the most interesting tussles. With a huge influx of new faces, preceded by the departure of nearly half of last season’s roster, Dwane Casey and his coaching staff have a lot more questions than answers.
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Let’s get what we know out of the way. With the usual “barring injuries” caveat having been made, we can assume four of the five players who will be announced as starters on Opening Night, October 27. Jonas Valanciunas (Centre), DeMarre Carroll (Small Forward), DeMar DeRozan (Shooting Guard) and Kyle Lowry (Point Guard) are locks.
After those stalwarts, things get interesting in a hurry….
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