"In the first five games of the season, the young and inexperienced rotation - Sandro Mamukelashvili is the oldest at 26 with the most years played [4] - looked to already be an insolvable quandary. It was 16th in net rating, 21st in points scored, and as resistant as rotten fruit on the glass (25th in rebounding percentage). The lot of them looked lost, small, and, ineffectual. Only Jamison Battle had a positive plus/minus in their losses, and he played limited minutes in just two games."
"Then, as you'd expect with this unpredictable Raptors bunch, it switched. The last three games, the bench was 2nd in net rating, 14th in points scored, and rebounding more firmly (4th in percentage). Jamal Shead has had a HELL of a start to this season the offense has been so good from a bench guard. great pacing, hitting the open jumpers, quick to move the ball on. very impressed!- Samson Folk (the coach) (@samfolkk) November 5, 2025 So much goes into these small sample sizes; we can't take too much from any of it."
The Toronto Raptors began the season with significant volatility, producing a four-game losing streak followed by three wins eight games in. The bench rotation is young and inexperienced, with Sandro Mamukelashvili the oldest at 26 and four years played, and it posted poor early metrics (16th net rating, 21st points, 25th rebounding). Recent games showed a sharp improvement (2nd net rating, 14th points, 4th rebounding). Individual performances fluctuated: Jamal Shead excelled as a bench guard while Immanuel Quickley and Jakob Pöltl started poorly then improved in the last wins. Small sample sizes limit firm conclusions.
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