GT: Game 65 | Los Angeles Lakers (49-14) @ Toronto Raptors (46-18) | August 1st, 8:30 pm | ESPN

[ItsDanger]

It was our bench who delivered vs Lakers back in November. Starters were mediocre

[seanbig]

Powell is honestly the only guy that can drive in the half court

[Chandan]

This game really highlights why I don't want to pay Fred big money. We can't pay $20-25 mill for a PG that can't finish and isn't a good playmaker.

undersized, not an amazing athlete and already beset with a plethora of injuries every year. it's tough, but yeah... hope masai avoids that future bad contract.

yeah I dont want another Derozan scenario where we are hamstrung by a guy's popularity and unable to find a positional replacement for years.

[SFour]

This game really highlights why I don't want to pay Fred big money. We can't pay $20-25 mill for a PG that can't finish and isn't a good playmaker.

the only way Fred is getting 20-25 is if he signs with Detroit or Knicks....I don't see the Raptors giving him more than 17-18m per

[TheBoi10]

Powell is honestly the only guy that can drive in the half court

Needs to play with starters, he's not good off the bench

[Brinbe]

This game really highlights why I don't want to pay Fred big money. We can't pay $20-25 mill for a PG that can't finish and isn't a good playmaker.

undersized, not an amazing athlete and already beset with a plethora of injuries every year. it's tough, but yeah... hope masai avoids that future bad contract.

yeah I dont want another Derozan scenario where we are hamstrung by a guy's popularity and unable to find a positional replacement for years.

yep. just like the kawhi-demar trade, it's the smart but unpopular move. even if we let him go for nothing, that's not a big concern considering it didn't cost us anything to sign/develop him.

point guards are a dime a dozen in the basketball world. it's all a matter of coaching them up and developing them properly. i think lowry can give us a few more years still and davis is the guy long-term.

[Randle McMurphy]

undersized, not an amazing athlete and already beset with a plethora of injuries every year. it's tough, but yeah... hope masai avoids that future bad contract.

yeah I dont want another Derozan scenario where we are hamstrung by a guy's popularity and unable to find a positional replacement for years.

yep. just like the kawhi-demar trade, it's the smart but unpopular move.

DeRozan was terrible, FVV is good. There’s a difference there. The question is just how much they want to pay for a guy who will never be elite though.

[Kordic27]

As much as I wish he was, pascal is not a #1 option. When the defence focuses on him, he wilts every time. I actually think he’s a great 3rd offensive option...

this has been the case throughout the season. where are we going to get #1 option production in the playoffs. Lowry ain't it. Siakam doesn't look like it right now. this has been the question mark for the Raptors since the beginning of the season. where is the offense consistently going to come from. Leonard could score at will last year, Lowry and Siakam can't do that (Siakam can't, so far)

I don’t think he’s on this team... lowry’s probably the closest thing we have. Maybe even norm... basically someone who doesn’t fear the situation. Pascal just looks like he panics when the focus is on him...

[RaptorsNorth]

Nurse has to let Matt Thomas out of his dog house. You’re not getting much from norm, Fred and Davis.

[ThemCrookedRefs]

We need some Matty Ice to knock down some shots if we continue to struggle.

[Zeno]

I hope RHJ is okay for 2nd half.
The two best fast break teams in the league got 11 total combined in the 1st half. Key stat is bench points in which Raps getting killed.

[Raptors_128]

This game really highlights why I don't want to pay Fred big money. We can't pay $20-25 mill for a PG that can't finish and isn't a good playmaker.

the only way Fred is getting 20-25 is if he signs with Detroit or Knicks....I don't see the Raptors giving him more than 17-18m per

I hope that's the case but, I just feel like we'll match $20-25 mill

[Chandan]

undersized, not an amazing athlete and already beset with a plethora of injuries every year. it's tough, but yeah... hope masai avoids that future bad contract.

yeah I dont want another Derozan scenario where we are hamstrung by a guy's popularity and unable to find a positional replacement for years.

yep. just like the kawhi-demar trade, it's the smart but unpopular move. even if we let him go for nothing, that's not a big concern considering it didn't cost us anything to sign/develop him.

point guards are a dime a dozen in the basketball world. it's all a matter of coaching them up and developing them properly. i think lowry can give us a few more years still and davis is the guy long-term.

to be honest Davis doesn't strike me as a guy who will ever be able to run an offense. remember he's already 23 as a rookie.

[LJKO]

Sometimes I don't understand how they pick these highlight or rather why some of the ****!er one is better then some of the good ones?

[RaptorsNorth]

ThatS not even OG’s fault. Terrible pass from Fred.

[MonkBatter42]

Skinny Gasol playing no differently than fat Gasol

[Scott Hall]

This Raptors vs. Lakers game feels like I'm watching an exhibition game in October
like both teams could careless about this.

I mean the Lakers are playing for nothing and the Raps are really just prepping for the playoffs more than anything.

I'm not mad at them

[Raptors_128]

Fred my guy, what are you doing?

[SirKen]

Just tuned in, are we getting exposed by the two short PGs lineup again?

[RapsAndJays21]

clearly passing out of the shot?