GT#46 RAPTORS @ KINGS on Wed, Jan 21, 2026 @ 10 PM EST on TSN4/1050

[Appostis]

I’m hearing all these guys are out.

Yup.
Sad times.

But 2 more days rest, I expect them back before the end of the road trip

Have you seen something positive Yak returning because I haven’t.

We haven't heard much besides one post by Grenge.

He was listed as questionable today.

[earthtone]

I'm just operating under the assumption that Poeltl won't play again this season.

I'm waiting until post all-star break before I throw in the towel. If all the guys are rested & back from Cancun and Poeltl's still not good to go, might as well shut him down for the year

[mihaic]

West coast trips used to be a harbinger in a bad sense. Now it’s just old and slow teams in only worried about the OKC game.

I was thinking the other day about this, and in part this is probably because our team plays so much better this year. Ingram brought stability and significantly raised our floor (and our ceiling a bit, too, for sure).

[Zeno]

Yup.
Sad times.

But 2 more days rest, I expect them back before the end of the road trip

Have you seen something positive Yak returning because I haven’t.

We haven't heard much besides one post by Grenge.

He was listed as questionable today.

I just went through the injury reporting in 15 minute increments and he was listed as out on every single one

[Basketball_Jones]

Gonna have to watch Mogbo again ugh lol

[Appostis]

Have you seen something positive Yak returning because I haven’t.

We haven't heard much besides one post by Grenge.

He was listed as questionable today.

I just went through the injury reporting in 15 minute increments and he was listed as out on every single one

He was listed as questionable today. Not sure what to tell you.

[mihaic]

Well at least sabonis is out. He's the guy that would be impossible to deal with if we ran back the lineup from last night.

That's good.

But no signature win

:ROFL:

[YogurtProducer]

Or Gogo Bitzade. I'm just looking for low risk trades without hopefully giving up 1st round picks. He doesn't blow me away either. There's not really a back up C option that excites me. Just someone over 6 foot 10 who is serviceable and solid.

They don't have to be much, really. Just enough to be semi capable for a little while. Someone who ticks ALL the boxes won't be cheap or readily available anyway.

Neemias Queta, Day'ron Sharpe. I don't know why we struggled so hard to find a solid back up C. I guess we did try for Chomche and Koloko. Just freak health incidents.

It would be nice to trade for a solid back up C, playing 20-25 mins, if we are stuck with a injured Poeltl for another 5 years.

I mean even Queta got cut by Sacramento, same as Orlando Robinson.

One developed, the other didn't. When you are scraping he bottom of the barrel, your hit rate is extremely low.

But tbh - even if we had Quetas or Sharpe, IDK if we are any better off than we are with Mamu. People seem to sleep on the fact hes been one of the beset backup 5's in the entire leauge.

[YogurtProducer]

West coast trips used to be a harbinger in a bad sense. Now it’s just old and slow teams in only worried about the OKC game.

Yeah I feel like you used to get:

Jokic Nuggets
Lebron AD Lakers
Kawhi Clippers
Curry Warriors

and then probably the Sabonis/Fox Kings on a B2B or something

Oh, and end it with a "gimme" game vs a horrible Blazers teams that was the biggest damn trap game of all time.

[Yallbecrazy]

We haven't heard much besides one post by Grenge.

He was listed as questionable today.

I just went through the injury reporting in 15 minute increments and he was listed as out on every single one

He was listed as questionable today. Not sure what to tell you.

He was never listed as questionable, that was just The Score's injury report defaulting to Game Time Decision.

[Appostis]

I just went through the injury reporting in 15 minute increments and he was listed as out on every single one

He was listed as questionable today. Not sure what to tell you.

He was never listed as questionable, that was just The Score's injury report defaulting to Game Time Decision.

Sure thing *shrug* Wasn't using The score as my source.. great app but never where I go for injury information.

Definitely has him as a player who's never going to play again like some of you are suggesting..

[tsherkin]

I mean even Queta got cut by Sacramento, same as Orlando Robinson.

One developed, the other didn't. When you are scraping he bottom of the barrel, your hit rate is extremely low.

Sure, but in this specific moment, Boston's success on offense is being HEAVILY driven by ball protection and Queta's core skillset: offensive rebounding.

But tbh - even if we had Quetas or Sharpe, IDK if we are any better off than we are with Mamu. People seem to sleep on the fact hes been one of the beset backup 5's in the entire leauge.

Mamu has been a delight for us. I think the ask is more to have someone to spell us for moments like this, when we have both Poeltl and CMB out, and to have some backup size in general for when there's foul trouble and all that. A legit 3rd big as opposed to a replacement for the guys we have.

Unless I'm mistaken, anyhow.

[YogurtProducer]

Mamu has been a delight for us. I think the ask is more to have someone to spell us for moments like this, when we have both Poeltl and CMB out, and to have some backup size in general for when there's foul trouble and all that. A legit 3rd big as opposed to a replacement for the guys we have.

Unless I'm mistaken, anyhow.

No you are probably right, but at that point you are asking for 3 higher level center options when most teams barely have 2.

it is just a luxury that next to no one has. Which is why IMO it is annoying to continuously see it complained about. Our starter is out, and we have had 2 different types of backups (Mamu and CMB) actually do quite a respectable job of filling in.

Seriously - how many teams can lose their starting C and NOT see a significant drop in production?

[YogurtProducer]

He was listed as questionable today. Not sure what to tell you.

He was never listed as questionable, that was just The Score's injury report defaulting to Game Time Decision.

Sure thing *shrug* Wasn't using The score as my source.. great app but never where I go for injury information.

Definitely has him as a player who's never going to play again like some of you are suggesting..

The Raptors never officially labeled him as a GTD. It is just some **** going on with the source of the API.

[tsherkin]

No you are probably right, but at that point you are asking for 3 higher level center options when most teams barely have 2.

I mean, if you're looking at someone like Queta, I agree.

If we're back to talking about Yves Missi, though, it becomes less so. Frankly, I think we should have just kept Orlando Robinson. He might not be amazing, but he's at least not 6'7, and that has its value in small bursts and when we're injured.

Seriously - how many teams can lose their starting C and NOT see a significant drop in production?

None. We have been faced consistent issues with starters missing games, so our seasonal success is pretty impressive overall. At least to me.

But it wouldn't be hard for us to just KEEP one of these 10-days on the roster for the remainder of the season while we know that Yak is gonna be consistently missing games, you know? Robinson, Mo Bamba, whomever. Then we never have to see Mogbo play, ever again.

[billy_hoyle]

Mamu has been a delight for us. I think the ask is more to have someone to spell us for moments like this, when we have both Poeltl and CMB out, and to have some backup size in general for when there's foul trouble and all that. A legit 3rd big as opposed to a replacement for the guys we have.

Unless I'm mistaken, anyhow.

No you are probably right, but at that point you are asking for 3 higher level center options when most teams barely have 2.

it is just a luxury that next to no one has. Which is why IMO it is annoying to continuously see it complained about. Our starter is out, and we have had 2 different types of backups (Mamu and CMB) actually do quite a respectable job of filling in.

Seriously - how many teams can lose their starting C and NOT see a significant drop in production?

I don't think we are asking for 3.
Mamu is a 4 masquerading as a 5, same as CMB.

He's obviously a legitimate small ball option, but when Yak is injured (which is inevitable) we don't have a single 7 footer on the roster (or close to).

It's poor team construction, and it's costing wins this year for sure.

[tsherkin]

I don't think we are asking for 3.
Mamu is a 4 masquerading as a 5, same as CMB.

He's obviously a legitimate small ball option, but when Yak is injured (which is inevitable) we don't have a single 7 footer on the roster (or close to).

It's poor team construction, and it's costing wins this year for sure.

The thing is, we don't need a 7-footer. That's just a number, an easy to process anthropometric trait.

We need someone with actual size. That could be a guy who is 6'10, well-built with good reach. The difference between 6'10 and 7'0 isn't one of huge consequence if the reach is similar. You can rebound and contest shots well enough at 6'10. You add a +4 wingspan or better with decent mobility and effort and you're in good shape.

[bluerap23]

ESPN has all 4 guys with an est return of jan 23 for whatever that is worth?

[bape_lovers]

Gonna have to watch Mogbo again ugh lol

[BCbudraptorfan]

bruh what channel is this game on i dont see it anywere except a french channel that i dont even have lmao