Raptors Summer League

These three Toronto Raptors players, including David Johnson and Christian Koloko, will be under a microscope for most of the Summer League schedule.

Considering all the injuries that he sustained over his rookie year, Toronto may be able to squeeze some value out of him on a relatively thin guard depth chart. These three Raptors will be under a microscope for most of the Summer League schedule. Johnson will likely be pitted against Brooks and Banton in Summer League, with the veteran sniper and fellow second-round ball-handler both trying to make their case for extended minutes as Fred VanVleet’s primary backup.

The Toronto Raptors got their 1st look at Christian Koloko who flashed his defensive skills as Dalano Banton & Armoni Brooks led the way to a Summer League ...

Those box score stats are pretty good for the Summer League opener, but Toronto is going to be far more concerned about limiting Banton's mistakes and getting that seven turnover number down as Summer League continues. It's the question that every player at Summer League is trying to answer as they vie for playing time and roster spots for next season. At 25 years old and already on Nurse's radar, Dowtin is a player to keep an eye on moving forward. He's totally comfortable dropping in pick-and-roll coverage and using his length to block shorter guards who sneak by him. The half-court offense was about what you'd expect from Toronto's Summer League team, not pretty, to put it nicely. For a moment it felt like they never left.

Armoni Brooks comes off the bench for Toronto and scores a game-high 25 points in Saturday's 97-77 win over Philadelphia.

Cassius Winston totaled nine points, two rebounds and seven assists. Dalano Banton led the starters with 21 points, seven rebounds and five assists. The Sixers (0-1) had just one player reach double figures in scoring, with Isaiah Joe leading the team with 24 points, three rebounds, four assists and two steals.

The Philadelphia 76ers will begin the Las Vegas portion of the summer league on Saturday when they take on the Toronto Raptors, and if you're wondering how ...

Ths Sixers played three games in Salt Lake City and will now take their talents to Vegas. The Sixers will head to Vegas without Paul Reed who is only playing in the Utah portion of the summer tour, but they will bring in 2021 second-round pick Filip Petrusev with them to Sin City, per Rookie Wire. Philadelphia will be looking to see more out of Jaden Springer as he continues his development and the hope is that Isaiah Joe can have a big Vegas portion to push him in the right direction toward his third season. The Philadelphia 76ers will begin the Las Vegas portion of the summer league on Saturday when they take on the Toronto Raptors, and if you’re wondering how you can catch all the action live, you’ve come to the right place.

I was wondering too… its not always the same from the practice gym to actual games. Niagara_Dude • 8 hours ago. Just get rid of Flynn already, Banton way ...

The Toronto Raptors opened their Summer League campaign with a bit of revenge by thumping the Philadelphia 76ers 97-77 Saturday in Las Vegas.

Jeff Dowtin came close to recording a double-double with 13 points and nine assists while 2022 second-round pick Christian Koloko also hit double digits in points with 12. Free-agent signee Otto Porter Jr. was among the Raptors players sitting courtside for the game. Armoni Brooks led the way off of the bench with 25 points and seven rebounds while starting guard Dalano Banton had 21 points and seven boards.

Toronto Raptors fans should walk away from their dominant Summer League victory over the Philadelphia 76ers with these 3 takeaways.

We know he can rebound and defend well, but that improved scoring is a nice feather in his cap. While letting him get free reign of the offense led to some maddening turnovers, it also showed that his shot-making looks a bit more refined this year. Toronto Raptors fans can’t really ask for much more out of a Summer League debut.

Nick Nurse and the Toronto Raptors are paying attention to the performance of scoring point guard Jeff Dowtin in Summer League play.

“We’re really evaluating him strongly.” After averaging 17.7 points, 5.1 rebounds, and 6.2 assists in the G League last year, it looks like Dowtin is ready to make the leap. His college and G League numbers indicate that he can get to the rim and make solid passes. Jeff Dowtin played a nice part in orchestrating the offense.

It's been Christian Koloko's rare developmental path since his early days at Basketball Without Borders that set him apart for the Toronto Raptors.

While the Raptors primarily used Koloko as a traditional big, dropping back in coverage to defend the 76ers’ pick-and-roll attack, occasionally Gleeson asked his rookie big to step up and switch onto the perimeter. “He can protect the rim, but also survive and hold his own if he gets switched out on onto a perimeter player because he's got lateral quickness and agility. He lacks a refined touch around the rim and polish defensively, but there was hardly any of that when Koloko first began transitioning away from soccer and onto the basketball court at 17 years old. He blocked a trio of shots and deterred a handful more, using his length to frustrate the Philadelphia 76ers in the paint. “Still really raw as a player,” said Chris Ebersole, the NBA’s Head of Elite Basketball, reflecting on the first time he saw Koloko at that 2017 Basketball Without Borders event. In his first Summer League game Saturday afternoon he showed just about what you’d expect from a seven-footer still in his basketball infancy.