Toronto’s newest guard could taken advantage of the lack of elite guard play.
The Toronto Raptors had one of the more interesting drafts this year, losing out on their top pick — which was eventually traded to Minnesota for Rob Dillingham — and instead drafting a trio of highly unique players.
Shead was productive collegiately in the same was former Raptor Fred VanVleet has been in the pros: the stats don’t jump off the page, but his impact does. As an undersized guard, Shead cruised to 12.9 points, 6.3 assists, 3.7 rebounds and 2.2 steals per game in his final season with the Cougars. He could score with the best on a good night, was a well-rounded facilitator and highly impactful defender, relative to his size and position.
At the start of the 2023-24 season, the Raptors rolled out a guard-less lineup, letting Scottie Barnes handle some play-making duties, eventually opting to let Dennis Schroder run some point. After trading Schroder, the newly-inked Immanuel Quickley was left as the top option, and succeeded there in his short stint.
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