Blake Murphy

MONTREAL — Toronto Raptors head coach Darko Rajakovic began his second training camp with a drill designed to set a tone: One-on-one, picking up full-court.

The Toronto Raptors reached two important training camp milestones on Thursday: The muscle watch portion of camp and the nonsense portion of camp.

MONTREAL — Moving their training camp around Canada every year serves a pretty clear purpose for the Toronto Raptors : To continue to grow their

The long wait to watch Scottie Barnes play basketball again is over. Meaningful basketball? Basketball in a game that resembles NBA action?

The Toronto Raptors went into the homes of the defending NBA champions, fell behind by 34 points early, yet showed enough fight and determination to make the Boston Celtics sweat, turning a blowout into a nail-biter.

While the Raptors entered training camp with most of the roster set in place, there were a handful of interesting choices to make at the back end. On Saturday, those decisions were made and the opening-night roster has been locked in.

There are some things the Toronto Raptors can't control right now. There are other things they are in control of every night.

With the Raptors set for a rebuild, the team's focus could be on player development and future success. For now, that could mean a return to glory for the Raptors 905. Here's how the G League squad projects to shape out this season.

Less than a year ago, Gradey Dick was on his way to Mississauga to play for Raptors 905 and looked lost. Now, he has made the stint look like it’s years behind him. He is bigger, stronger, faster, more decisive and has established himself as a key piece of this Raptors offence.

Charlie Brown Jr.'s availability is not something the Raptors 905 could have planned for until very recently.His outlook — and the Raptors’ NBA and G League outlook — shifted at fortuitous times to make this a strong fit, writes Blake Murphy.