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Toronto RaptorsTORKyle AndersonRole & RotationPresser

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

โ€œI spoke to Darko about that. He said yeah I need you to be ready to play the five the four maybe handle the ball.โ€
Kyle Anderson ยท PlayerWatch at 5:21
Toronto RaptorsTORKawhi LeonardGameplanPresser

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

โ€œIntentionally 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.โ€
Darko Rajakovic ยท CoachWatch at 4:32
Toronto RaptorsTORKawhi LeonardRamping upRecoveryPresser

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

โ€œKawhi looked really good today. This was another great practice with us. A lot of contact, a lot of life, 5-on-5.โ€
Darko Rajakovic ยท CoachWatch at 6:44
Toronto RaptorsTORScottie Barnes ยท Kawhi LeonardRole & RotationPresser

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

โ€œScottie 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.โ€
Darko Rajakovic ยท CoachWatch at 2:50
Toronto RaptorsTORKawhi LeonardRamping upRecovery๐• Beat

Kawhi went through live 5-on-5 contact and looked great feeling out his teammates.

โ€œWe did a lot of contact, a lot of live 5-on-5. He did a great job of going out there and trying to feel out his teammates, when to attack, when to pass. I thought he was great today.โ€
Darko Rajakovic ยท Coach@JLew1050View post
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