{"id":15159,"date":"2025-02-05T04:43:13","date_gmt":"2025-02-05T04:43:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/torontotribune.ca\/index.php\/2025\/02\/05\/raptors-youth-playing-critical-minutes\/"},"modified":"2025-02-05T04:43:13","modified_gmt":"2025-02-05T04:43:13","slug":"raptors-youth-playing-critical-minutes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/torontotribune.ca\/index.php\/2025\/02\/05\/raptors-youth-playing-critical-minutes\/","title":{"rendered":"Raptors youth playing critical minutes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>TORONTO \u2013 In the final minutes of a close game the Toronto Raptors had rookies Jamal Shead, Ja\u2019Kobe Walter and Jonathan Mogbo playing with sophomore Gradey Dick and four-year veteran Scottie Barnes.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d21y75miwcfqoq.cloudfront.net\/70c8fc80\" alt=\"\" style=\"position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\"\/><\/p>\n<p>At 23 years of age, Barnes was the oldest Raptor on the floor as Toronto tried to complete a 23-point comeback in a 121-115 loss to the New York Knicks on Tuesday. Shead said that it was proof the Raptors\u2019 rebuild is going to plan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think that\u2019s a testament to us. We didn\u2019t shy away from it,\u201d said Shead, who scored a career-high 16 points and added nine assists off the bench. \u201cI think we accepted the challenge, and we looked forward to it and I think it was really fun and we made it fun.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re young, but that\u2019s how you learn.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Walter, Toronto\u2019s first-round pick in last summer\u2019s NBA Draft, also saw promise in the young lineup.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad c-ad--tallSticky\">\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThat just shows the maturity that we have and what we want for the future,\u201d said Walter, who finished with 13 points. \u201cHaving games like this early in our careers, I know in the future, we\u2019re going to be ready for times like that.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"l-article__part\" data-shortcode=\"related_videos\">\n<div class=\"l-inlineStories l-inlineStories--video\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"l-inlineStories__title\">Related Videos<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<section id=\"miniplayer-carousel\" class=\"l-videoCarousel l-videoCarousel--embed c-carousel\" data-video-carousel-play-inline=\"true\" data-video-carousel-init=\"false\" aria-label=\"Video carousel contains 10 videos.\">\n<div class=\"l-videoCarousel__inner\">\n<div class=\"l-videoCarousel__featured\">\n<div class=\"c-video c-videoPlay \" data-iframe-receiver=\"\" data-autoplay=\"\" data-displayinline-featured=\"true\" data-displayinline-type=\"video\" data-displayinline-player-id=\"miniplayer\" data-displayinline-video-id=\"10795610\" data-displayinline-ratio=\"16:9\" data-displayinline=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/video\/embed\/playlist\/10795610,10790121,10431097,10430128,10236068,10216248,10047926,10016252,10011848,9938174\/?poster=https%3A%2F%2Fi0.wp.com%2Fmedia.globalnews.ca%2Fvideostatic%2Fnews%2Fhbn2was795-a3rrdkpopl%2FWEB.RAPTORS.SCHOOL.CAMP.CERONE.jpg%3Fw%3D1200%26%23038%3Bquality%3D70%26%23038%3Bstrip%3Dall#autoplay&amp;stickyiframe=miniplayer\" data-displayinline-playlist=\"10795610,10790121,10431097,10430128,10236068,10216248,10047926,10016252,10011848,9938174\" data-displayinline-sticky=\"true\">\n<div class=\"c-video__inner \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-video__placeholder\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"c-video__image\" alt=\"Click to play video: 'Toronto Raptors players surprise students in Kahnawake'\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/media.globalnews.ca\/videostatic\/news\/hbn2was795-a3rrdkpopl\/WEB.RAPTORS.SCHOOL.CAMP.CERONE.jpg?w=1200&amp;quality=70&amp;strip=all\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, \" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/media.globalnews.ca\/videostatic\/news\/hbn2was795-a3rrdkpopl\/WEB.RAPTORS.SCHOOL.CAMP.CERONE.jpg?w=450#038;quality=70&amp;strip=all 450w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/media.globalnews.ca\/videostatic\/news\/hbn2was795-a3rrdkpopl\/WEB.RAPTORS.SCHOOL.CAMP.CERONE.jpg?w=720#038;quality=70&amp;strip=all 720w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/media.globalnews.ca\/videostatic\/news\/hbn2was795-a3rrdkpopl\/WEB.RAPTORS.SCHOOL.CAMP.CERONE.jpg?w=1040#038;quality=70&amp;strip=all 1040w,\" data-sizes=\"(min-width: 1040px) 1040px,(min-width: 720px) 720px,450px\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-video__overlay\"><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"c-video__duration\">1:32<\/time><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-video__title\">Toronto Raptors players surprise students in Kahnawake<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"l-videoCarousel__glide glide \">\n<div class=\"glide__arrows c-carousel__buttons l-videoCarousel__buttons\" data-glide-el=\"controls\">\n\t<button class=\"glide__arrow glide__arrow--left c-carousel__button c-carousel__prev l-videoCarousel__button l-videoCarousel__prev c-longform-gallery__prev\" data-glide-dir=\"&lt;\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Previous Video<\/span><br \/>\n\t<\/button><br \/>\n\t<button class=\"glide__arrow glide__arrow--right c-carousel__button c-carousel__next l-videoCarousel__button l-videoCarousel__next c-longform-gallery__next\" data-glide-dir=\"&gt;\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Next Video<\/span><br \/>\n\t<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t<button class=\"c-carousel__goto\" data-glide-dir=\"=0\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t<!-- video stream item --><\/p>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>It was just Toronto\u2019s third loss in 11 games as the Raptors have found their rhythm since a five-game losing skid in early January. Shead said the team is nearing head coach Darko Rajakovic\u2019s vision of what the Raptors could be.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup\" data-newsletter-inline=\"\">\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"170\" height=\"225\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/wp-content\/themes\/shaw-globalnews\/images\/skyline\/national.jpg\" alt=\"For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen.\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup__content\">\n<h3>Get breaking National news<\/h3>\n<p>For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cI think he preaches perfection, and you won\u2019t get to that, but you can get close,\u201d said the 22-year-old Shead, who was selected in the second round of the draft. \u201cJust trying to push yourself and try to be perfect every game. 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