Isaac Bonga, Khem Birch and Justin Champagnie were added to NBA protocols on Saturday, making the Raptors the team ravaged most by the virus in the entire league.
If the regularly scheduled game goes off at all.
That’s 10 players in protocols — an astonishing 62.5 per cent of a 16-man roster of fully vaccinated players. Banton, Yuta Watanabe, Chris Boucher and Svi Mykhailiuk were cleared as of Saturday afternoon, and the Raptors have officially signed guard Tremont Waters and forwards Juwan Morgan and D.J. Wilson to 10-day emergency deals. They could add others before Sunday night’s tip-off. ESPN reported Friday that the Raptors were looking at adding six-foot-eight forward Daniel Oturu.
It will tax the creativity of head coach Nick Nurse, who has long said his history of dealing with ever-changing rosters in various minor leagues prepares him for the questionable availability of a handful of players. The NBA is reeling from an unprecedented crisis with more than 150 players entering protocols in the last month, and more than 60 signing 10-day emergency contracts.
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