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""If you go purely by the on-off numbers (which, you shouldn't), Battle is the most impactful player on the team. He leads the Raptors in on-off differential per 100 possessions, both offensively and defensively. He leads the team in efficiency differential offensively and defensively, in free throw differential. He leads the team in at-rim frequency differential, in at-rim efficiency differential, in transition efficiency differential. All told, the team is 27.2 points per 100 possessions better with him on the floor versus on the bench, which doesn't just lead the Raptors; it leads the mother fucking league. But the team is only employing him in scenarios in which his ability to impact the game can be maximized. If he played 35 minutes a night, it would be questionable whether his on-off differential would be so pronounced.""

""He's a specialist," said Rajakovic before the game. "He's a player that brings instant firepower when he comes on the bench. He proved that so many times this season that he can come in the game and then change the game. And at this point that's his role. He's embraced that role. That's why he's so, so efficient in that.""

""It's kind of easy to go out there and play when you're not on a scouting report, and then you come off the bench and everybody's like looking at each other like 'what does this guy do?'""

Justin Battle leads the Raptors across multiple on-off metrics, topping per-100 possession differentials offensively and defensively, efficiency differentials, free throw differential, at-rim frequency and efficiency, and transition efficiency. The team is 27.2 points per 100 possessions better with him on the floor than off, an NBA-leading on-off gap. The coaching staff deploys him in limited, role-specific minutes to maximize impact; sustained heavy minutes could reduce his differential. Head coach Rajakovic describes him as a specialist who provides instant bench firepower and has embraced that role. Battle's minutes fluctuate based on personnel availability and matchup advantages.

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