Jamal Shead worked out with Alex Caruso: "We watched a lot of film"

""Just pacing myself during the game, I'm very fast," Shead said. "He told me about just changing pace and whatnot, and then on the defensive end, just how he gets steals. We watched a lot of film together. He did just come off a championship, so we didn't work out too much together. But we had a lot of good talks.""

""My conditioning," Shead said. "How we're about to play, how we are playing right now, and me being a focal point, especially on the defensive side, having the energy and the air to be willing to do all the things that we're trying to do.""

Jamal Shead worked out with Oklahoma City guard Alex Caruso during the summer to focus on pacing, changing speeds, and techniques for generating steals. Shead prioritized conditioning to sustain high-energy defense as a focal point within the Raptors' scheme. Caruso's All-Defensive reputation, active hands, conditioning, and strength served as practical models for Shead's offseason work. As a rookie, Shead played 75 games, averaged 7.1 points, 1.5 rebounds, and 4.2 assists in just under 20 minutes, and finished fourth on Toronto in total steals. His defensive impact will factor into the Raptors' effectiveness this season.

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