TORONTO RAPTORS NEWS

Scottie Barnes - Swipes three steals in loss Barnes accumulated 17 points (7-14 FG, 0-1 3Pt, 3-5 FT), five rebounds, one assist and three steals over 30 minutes during Saturday's 110-109 loss to the Nuggets.

Impact Barnes bounced back from a single-digit scoring performance in his last outing to finish in double figures for the sixth time over his last seven games. During that stretch, the rookie has averaged 15.1 points, 6.9 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 1.0 steals in 34.6 minutes per game. Barnes will look to continue his solid play Monday against the Pelicans.

FEBRUARY 13, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Fred VanVleet - Scores 25 points in return VanVleet recorded 25 points (7-14 FG, 6-11 3Pt, 5-6 FT), five rebounds, five assists and one steal across 38 minutes during Saturday's 110-109 loss to Denver.

Impact VanVleet returned to the starting lineup following a one-game absence due to a groin injury and finished with at least 25 points, five rebounds and five assists for the sixth time this season. In February (six games), the undrafted point guard has averaged 22.3 points, 7.0 assists, 3.7 rebounds and 1.5 steals in 38.2 minutes.

FEBRUARY 13, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Pascal Siakam - Continues to dominate Siakam finished Saturday's 110-109 loss to the Nuggets with 35 points (16-22 FG, 3-7 3Pt), 10 rebounds, seven assists and two steals across 42 minutes.

Impact Siakam scored 30-plus points for a second consecutive game and grabbed a team-high 10 rebounds en route to his sixth double-double over his last nine games. During that stretch, he's averaged 26.2 points, 10.6 rebounds, 5.4 assists, 1.6 steals and 1.0 blocks in 41.7 minutes. Siakam will look to maintain his stellar play Monday against the Pelicans.

FEBRUARY 13, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

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FEBRUARY 13, 2022 • 247SPORTS.COM

Toronto faces New Orleans, looks for 6th straight road win

Toronto will try to keep its five-game road win streak alive when the Raptors play New Orleans

FEBRUARY 13, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Siakam's 35 not enough as Nuggets snap Raptors' eight-game win streak A season-high 35 points from Pascal Siakam wasn’t enough as the Toronto Raptors had their win streak snapped at eight games with a 110-109 l...

FEBRUARY 13, 2022 • THESTAR.COM

Nuggets snap Raptors' eight-game win streak A season-high 35 points from Pascal Siakam wasn't enough as the Toronto Raptors had their win streak snapped at eight games with a 110-109 l...

FEBRUARY 13, 2022 • WINNIPEGFREEPRESS.COM

Nuggets beat Raptors 110-109, end Toronto's streak at eight

Rookie guard Bones Hyland made a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 2:16 to play and the Denver Nuggets beat Toronto 110-109 Saturday, ending the Raptors’ winning streak at eight

FEBRUARY 13, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Precious Achiuwa - Back to bench Achiuwa will come off the bench Saturday against the Nuggets, Doug Smith of the Toronto Star reports.

Impact With Fred VanVleet (groin) returning to the lineup, Achiuwa heads back to the bench. In his past seven games as a reserve, he's averaged 7.3 points and 5.6 rebounds in 17.6 minutes.

FEBRUARY 13, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Fred VanVleet - Will play Saturday VanVleet (groin) is available Saturday against the Nuggets, Michael Grange of Sportsnet.ca reports.

Impact VanVleet returns following a one-game absence. In five appearances this month, he's averaged 21.8 points, 7.4 assists, 3.4 rebounds and 1.6 steals in 38.2 minutes.

FEBRUARY 12, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Denver visits Toronto following Trent's 42-point game

Toronto faces the Denver Nuggets after Gary Trent Jr. scored 42 points in the Toronto Raptors' 139-120 win over the Houston Rockets

FEBRUARY 12, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Masai Ujiri weighs in on all things Raptors-related As vice chairman and president of the Toronto Raptors, Masai Ujiri prefers to work behind the scenes.

FEBRUARY 11, 2022 • WINNIPEGSUN.COM

Fans back in arena top priority: Raptors president TORONTO - Even as the NBA's trade deadline on Thursday was approaching, Masai Ujiri has kept his priorities in order."Trying to get fans bac...

FEBRUARY 11, 2022 • WINNIPEGFREEPRESS.COM

Thaddeus Young - Expected to be available Saturday Young is expected to be available for Saturday's contest against the Nuggets, Josh Lewenberg of TSN.ca reports.

Impact It's not clear what sort of role Young will play, but almost anything is better than the 26 appearances he made with the Spurs -- 16 of which occurred before December. He'll be competing for reserve minutes at forward and backup center with Yuta Watanabe, Chris Boucher, Khem Birch and others.

FEBRUARY 11, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Fred VanVleet - Questionable for Saturday VanVleet (groin) is questionable for Saturday's contest against the Nuggets, Aaron Rose of SI.com reports.

Impact VanVleet was sidelined for the second half of Toronto's back-to-back set Thursday, but it remains to be seen how serious the injury is. If he's sidelined again Saturday, Dalano Banton and Scottie Barnes could be in line for increased usage.

FEBRUARY 11, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Chris Boucher - Quality line off bench Boucher registered 16 points (4-8 FG, 1-2 3Pt, 7-8 FT), five rebounds and one steal over 23 minutes during Thursday's 139-120 victory over the Rockets.

Impact In a contest highlighted by an abundance of offense on both sides, Boucher shredded Houston inside, attempting a team-high eight free throws. The 29-year-old is a quality free-throw shooter, with a career clip of 78.4 percent. However, the Raptors acquired Thaddeus Young at the deadline Thursday, which will do no favors for Boucher's usage. His role is worth monitoring, but that acquisition hurts any deep-league appeal Boucher possessed.

FEBRUARY 11, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Pascal Siakam - Domination continues Siakam produced 30 points (13-19 FG, 1-4 3Pt, 3-5 FT), three rebounds and four assists over 32 minutes before fouling out of Thursday's 139-120 victory over the Rockets.

Impact Siakam missed the first 10 games of the season and was ramped up slowly, but he is nonetheless returning top-five value in fantasy production per game at the power forward position. Siakam ranks as a top-20 scorer in the league and falls within the top-40 for player efficiency rating. He's averaging a career-high 5.2 assists per game to boot.

FEBRUARY 11, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Gary Trent Jr. - Blows up for 42 points, five steals Trent exploded for 42 points (15-26 FG, 6-13 3Pt, 6-7 FT), five steals, four assists and one rebound across 37 minutes during Thursday's 139-120 victory over the Rockets.

Impact Trent racked up 17 points in the first quarter, and that was merely the start of a long night for Houston defensively. He scored at will from all three levels, falling just two points shy of his career high. His five steals did match a career best, however, a mark he also achieved in his last game, giving him 10 thefts over the past two games.

FEBRUARY 11, 2022 • ROTOWIRE