Raptors Practice Without Chris Boucher & Bruce Brown

The Toronto Raptors were missing two of their veteran players during practice.

Both Chris Boucher and Bruce Brown did not paticipate in practice today. Boucher is dealing with an illness and Brown did not feel well after being hit in the nose against the Los Angeles Clippers, per Sportsnet’s Micheal Grange.

Ironically, both players have been mentioned a ton leading up to Thursday’s trade deadline. However, both situations don’t appear to be related to any potential transactions that could be forthcoming.

Davion Mitchell returned to practice after missing the Clippers game with a foot injury, Also, Jamal Shead rejoined the team after missing the last two games with an illness, per Sports Illustrated’s Aaron Rose.

The Raptors will host the New York Knicks on Feb. 4. Former Raptor OG Anunoby could miss this game. He is dealing with a foot injury and is set to miss Monday’s game against the Houston Rocket so his status for the Raptors is still up in the air.

After taking on the Knicks, the Raptors will play the Memphis Grizzlies on Feb. 5 which will be their final game before the trade deadline.

With two games to go until the Feb. 6 trade deadline, it will be interesting to see how things play out for the Raptors.

Where Raptors stand after latest blockbuster trades

With the latest NBA blockbuster trades going down, the Toronto Raptors still seem to be in trade discussions.

Here’s where the Raptors stand ahead of the Feb. 6 trade deadline.