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TORKyle AndersonRole & RotationPresser1d

Anderson must be ready to play the five and the four and maybe handle the ball.

“I spoke to Darko about that. He said yeah I need you to be ready to play the five the four maybe handle the ball.”

TORScottie Barnes · Kawhi LeonardRole & RotationPresser1d

Barnes starts at the four then moves to the one and the five in interchangeable lineups.

“Scottie starts at four, but then he moves to one, then he becomes a five, and Kawhi is three, but a different lineup, he becomes a four. It's very interchangeable.”

TORKawhi LeonardRamping upRecoveryPresser1d

Kawhi looked really good in another practice with contact and 5-on-5 work.

“Kawhi looked really good today. This was another great practice with us. A lot of contact, a lot of life, 5-on-5.”

TORKawhi LeonardGameplanPresser1d

Toronto is deliberately funneling the ball to Kawhi so teammates learn where he wants to be.

“Intentionally we're focusing right now more to get, get, get a ball to him so other guys can get used to him, where, where he needs to be on the board, what he's going to be doing, how he's going to be finding his teammates.”

TORKawhi LeonardOutRecoveryPresser2d

Kawhi has not played a game with his new teammates and needs time and patience to fit.

“he still did not play one game with those guys. He missed a lot of time this summer in an open gym... there's gonna be some growing for sure and all of us we gotta be patient. It's gonna take time.”