Toronto Raptors 2020-21 season award winners after disappointing year

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TAMPA, FLORIDA – DECEMBER 31: Chris Boucher #25 of the Toronto Raptors (Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images) /

6MOY & MIP: Chris Boucher

These two awards, Sixth Man of the Year and Most Improved Player, goes to one man. Chris Boucher, despite his injury, deserves both awards after his stellar play this year for a Raptors team that was struggling since the very start of the season.

Boucher signed a two-year contract extension with the Raptors in the off-season at a pretty cheap price. With that extension, people immediately knew that he was going to be given a big opportunity to showcase what he has because Serge Ibaka and Marc Gasol left the team in free agency.

However, Boucher came off the bench, proving that he’s worth every penny of that contract. It was awesome to see, especially for someone who kind of bloomed late in their career given he’s already 28 years old.

Chris Boucher made his mark with the Toronto Raptors.

Boucher just simply played how he always plays. He can score down low, his three-point shooting was a treat to watch this season, as every time he cocked his arms back high it always seemed like he was going to drain a shot from deep. Of course, his shot-blocking ability made him even more valuable.

With coming off the bench 46 times this season and starting in 14 games, Boucher averaged a pretty solid 13.6 points per game, 6.7 rebounds per game, and 1.1 assists per game while shooting 51.4% from the field and 38.3% from deep.

On the defensive side of the ball, Boucher averaged 1.9 blocks per game which currently sits him fifth in the NBA in blocks right behind players like Clint Capela, Nerlens Noel, Rudy Gobert and Myles Turner. He’s also averaging a career-high with 0.6 steals per game.