The Toronto Raptors will try to live up to their namesake in the NBA team's 30th season and play fast, aggressive basketball.
Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum drives past Toronto Raptors forward Scottie Barnes during second half NBA pre-season basketball action in Toronto on October 15, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan DenetteThe Toronto Raptors will try to live up to their namesake in the NBA team's 30th season and play fast, aggressive basketball.
"Tough, gritty. I think fans can expect that," said Quickley. "I think the league can expect that, that we’ll be one of the harder playing teams around the league, for sure." Seven-foot centre Jakob Poeltl, the tallest player on the team and at 29, the fourth oldest, said that the fast-paced, defence-oriented style is what he expected.
"What are we doing there? Are we just reckless and going to the glass no matter what? That's not our plan," he said after practice on Oct. 9. "Our plan is to be to do a good job of getting to the rebounding spots on the floor, but at the same time doing a good job in transition defence. We're trying to marry those two things into one complex plan."
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