RJ Barrett 'never worries' about Toronto’s youngsters

“I don’t worry about these young guys, they have the right mindset, they put in the work, they’re some dogs, they’re hard playing,” said Barrett about the younger players on the Raptors. “They wanna win, so I never worry about those guys at all; they keep getting better every day,” is what Barrett concluded when asked about Toronto’s younger players.

Should Ingram miss tonight, someone will have to step up into the starting lineup, and that might potentially open up some rotation minutes for guys like A.J. Lawson, who featured early in the series but hasn’t played any significant minutes since game two, or potentially Gradey Dick, who’s only gotten three minutes of garbage time in total so far this series.

Ja’Kobe Walter has had an up-and-down series when it comes to the offensive side and is coming off a 20-point outing in game 5, where he shot 6 of 14 from three-point land. He’s been phenomenal defensively all series long, and so has Jamal Shead, who is also coming off an impressive game five performance of 18 points and 7 assists.

Jamison Battle saw the most minutes of the series for himself in game 5, playing 18 minutes and contributing 7 points and 6 rebounds, while Collin Murray-Boyles wasn’t as effective as usual with 8 points and 5 rebounds but still was solid defensively.