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Raptors: Could any mid-2000s Raptors help this 2020 team?

By Ben Fisher

TORONTO - APRIL 21: Mikki Moore #33 of the New Jersey Nets tries to block Chris Bosh #4 of the Toronto Raptors in Game One of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals during the 2007 NBA Playoffs at Air Canada Centre on April 21, 2007 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Nets won 96-91. 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. (Photo by Dave Abel/Getty Images)
TORONTO - APRIL 21: Mikki Moore #33 of the New Jersey Nets tries to block Chris Bosh #4 of the Toronto Raptors in Game One of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals during the 2007 NBA Playoffs at Air Canada Centre on April 21, 2007 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Nets won 96-91. 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. (Photo by Dave Abel/Getty Images) /
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Donyell Marshall, Raptors
WASHINGTON, DC – NOVEMBER 10: Head coach Donyell Marshall (Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images) /

No. 4: Donyell Marshall, 2003 to 2005 (2 seasons)

Thanks to some heavy usage on a bad 2003-04 Raptors team, Marshall’s time in Toronto actually stands as a statistical high watermark for the 16-year NBA veteran. Upon coming over from Chicago as part of the Jalen Rose/Antonio Davis/Jerome Williams trade, Marshall went from bench duty to instantly being a 40-minute starter.

Unsurprisingly, the surge in minutes and opportunities led to a significant statistical spike. For 66 games, he averaged 16.2 points and 10.7 rebounds a night before a sharp decline in minutes the following season.

Marshall could give the Raptors a stretch big

If you’re a fan from that era, you probably don’t remember the perimeter-oriented power forward contributing to many wins, although you’d likely recall his incredible 12-trey night on March 13, 2005 against Allen Iverson and the Philadelphia 76ers.

That night, Marshall tied Kobe Bryant’s single-game NBA record for three’s, going 12-for-19 from deep along the way to 38 points in just 29 minutes of action. As for his fit on the current team, the 6’9″ three-point bomber was ahead of his time, and could pull down a rebound, to boot. Wouldn’t he be better than Aron Baynes.