"After 192 days, Toronto Raptors regular season basketball is back! This year's season-opening game is a bit different, however, as Toronto will hit the road to Atlanta to take on the Hawks. It will be the first time since 2011 that the Dinos won't start a season north of the border, and only the seventh time in the franchise's 31-year history."
"This year's crop features a starting lineup that's never played regular-season minutes together, as Brandon Ingram makes his official in-game debut with the Dinos. The 28-year-old adds another element to the Raptors' starters, who were already still trying to gel fully. The other four in the starting group, Scottie Barnes, Immanuel Quickley, RJ Barrett, and Jakob Poeltl, have only played 374 minutes together total."
"The bench, on the other hand, will be missing a couple of players, as Collin Murray-Boyles (right forearm strain) and Ja'Kobe Walter (illness) have been ruled out. Both players have been running with the second unit, which also consisted of Jamal Shead, Gradey Dick, Ochai Agbaji, and Sandro Mamukelashvili. Sophomores Jamison Battle and Jonathan Mogbo will help soak up those minutes voided by the pair of former first-rounders, while two-way players Alijah Martin, Chucky Hepburn, and A.J. Lawson would be next in line."
After 192 days, Toronto Raptors regular-season basketball returns with a season opener on the road in Atlanta against the Hawks. The Raptors will start a lineup that has never played regular-season minutes together, with Brandon Ingram making his in-game debut alongside Scottie Barnes, Immanuel Quickley, RJ Barrett, and Jakob Poeltl. That five have only shared 374 minutes together, splitting production across recent seasons. The bench will be shorthanded after Collin Murray-Boyles (right forearm strain) and Ja'Kobe Walter (illness) were ruled out, elevating Jamison Battle, Jonathan Mogbo, and two-way players Alijah Martin, Chucky Hepburn, and A.J. Lawson. Atlanta features All-Star guard Trae Young, who averaged 24.2 points and 11.6 assists last season.
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