The Toronto Raptors players are paid millions of dollars, but at heart, they remain gym rats playing a kids’ game. “The guys were raring to go.
The Toronto Raptors players are paid millions of dollars, but at heart, they remain gym rats playing a kids’ game.
Young, acquired last mid-season in a trade with the San Antonio Spurs, is in his 16th NBA season. Porter, acquired in the off-season and signed to a two-year $12.4-million US contract, is in his ninth season after winning the NBA championship last spring as a member of the Golden State Warriors. The duo are expected to be sustaining influences for the younger, developing Raptors players.
“Otto [Porter] is the perfect second-unit guy. He is coming off a championship and is a great person and guys respect his voice.” Nurse labelled Porter the key off-season addition: “Adding Otto was the big one. He is a multi-faceted, multi-positional player who has produced in this league.”
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