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Toronto Raptors: Will Lorenzo Brown have a meaningful role next season?

By Mike Bossetti

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 20: Lorenzo Brown #4 of the Toronto Raptors handles the ball against the Washington Wizards in Game Three of Round One of the 2018 NBA Playoffs on April 20, 2018 at Capital One Arena in Washington, DC. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Ned Dishman/NBAE via Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 20: Lorenzo Brown #4 of the Toronto Raptors handles the ball against the Washington Wizards in Game Three of Round One of the 2018 NBA Playoffs on April 20, 2018 at Capital One Arena in Washington, DC. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Ned Dishman/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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After winning a G-League MVP, Lorenzo Brown is ready for the next step. This season he will attempt to work his way into the Toronto Raptors rotation.

Last season, Lorenzo Brown was a big fish in a small pond. Brown was dominant for the Raptors 905, leading the team to the G-League Finals and earning a G-League MVP. This season, he will attempt to make an impact at the NBA level, for the Toronto Raptors.

Brown does have some experience at the game’s highest level. Since he was drafted in 2013, Brown has played in 77 NBA games, including 14 last year. Now, officially inked to a standard NBA contract, rather than a two-way deal, Brown will likely spend the majority, if not all, of his time with the big-league squad this season.

Entering his age 28 season, this is somewhat of a make-or-break year for Brown. The G-League is full of 21 and 22 year-olds, not 29 year-olds who have failed to make the NBA seven seasons after their last collegiate game.

If things don’t click for Brown this season, he almost certainly will be playing overseas for the rest of his professional career.

Toronto has also signed a host of partially guaranteed contracts for the upcoming training camp. If Brown is not ready from day one, it’s entirely possible he won’t even be given this season to prove himself.

When previewing Brown’s skill-set for next season, almost everything will be based upon his G-League play.  Projecting from the G-League to the NBA is always questionable, but projecting based on 139 minutes, most of which came in garbage time is even more problematic.

With his career potentially on the line, Brown will be motivated. But will he be talented enough?

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