"Toronto's starting lineup this season doesn't seem like it would work extremely well together, but they have found the most success when all five of Immanuel Quickley, RJ Barrett, Brandon Ingram, Scottie Barnes and Jakob Poeltl have started, slotting their collection of bench players into place: the likes of Jamal Shead, Ja'Kobe Walter, Gradey Dick, Sandro Mamukelashvili and rookie Collin Murray-Boyles have excelled as a bench mob."
"That has all fallen apart this season. He started the year in the rotation, playing 20 minutes in the season opener, but that changed quickly as he was entirely unable to hit a shot. Across the first nine games that he played in, Agbaji went 1-for-12 from 3-point range, which is obviously a terrible accuracy but also a painfully low volume."
The Toronto Raptors have found success this season through a deep roster and an effective bench mob that complements a successful starting five of Quickley, Barrett, Ingram, Barnes and Poeltl. Bench contributors such as Jamal Shead, Ja'Kobe Walter, Gradey Dick, Sandro Mamukelashvili and Collin Murray-Boyles have provided significant depth. RJ Barrett's knee injury disrupted the rotation and coincided with declines in offensive impact and record. Ochai Agbaji, in his fourth NBA season and heading into restricted free agency, regressed from a competent 3-and-D role, posting very poor three-point numbers and minimal scoring in recent games.
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