1. Fred VanVleet – 26 years old – PG/SG
2019-20 bubble stats – 6 GP – 17.8 PPG – 3.8 RPG – 6.6 APG – .444 FG% – .416 3P% – .875 FT%
At my number one spot to finish off this list of three Toronto Raptors who performed well in their eight seeding games in Orlando, I have “Frederico”, Fred VanVleet. Wow, what a great six-game stretch for Fred VanVleet in Orlando, he just like Lowry suited up for only six games as he rested for two games alongside other starters on the team, but that didn’t play a factor for the other players.
VanVleet just like Powell and Lowry was having an amazing season this year and he improved his numbers from the year prior to the team. Just like the other two he brought his same game from the regular season before COVID-19 into the bubble and showed up on the court to prove that he is one of the better point guards in the league.
VanVleet really took that next step in career mid-way through their 2019 championship run after his son was born as he was putting up insane numbers and he has kept that up ever since.
Having a guy like VanVleet on your team is great because he’s a guy you’d rather play with than against. He gives you everything you want on the offensive side and just like Lowry he can give you everything you want on the defensive side too, as he leads the league in deflections and is fourth in the league in steals. (Stats from ESPN.com)
Who do you think played well in their seeding games with the Toronto Raptors? Was it any of the three I mentioned in Norman Powell, Kyle Lowry, and Fred VanVleet or is it someone else?