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Collin Murray-Boyles is still adjusting to a new Raptors role: alongside Jakob Poeltl, Darko Rajakovic said, one plays by the rim and the other higher up in pick-and-rolls. Next step is 3-pointers and attacking off the dribble. He says he'll shoot when defenders sag off.
Scottie Barnes and Collin Murray-Boyles can play center in small lineups, power forward or point guard, Kawhi Leonard said of his Toronto Raptors teammates. Coach Darko Rajakovic added that Murray-Boyles "worked so, so hard over the course of the summer on his shooting."
Collin Murray-Boyles and Jakob Poeltl "will be sharing the court quite a bit," Raptors coach Darko Rajakovic said Oct. 10, and the pairing comes with a demand: "When those 2 are together on the court, we have to be dominating rebounding, offensive and defensive."
Kawhi Leonard and Kyle Anderson didn't play in the Raptors' first preseason game. "We watched a lot of film on him, and he's watched a lot of film on us and how he could be implemented into our offense," Collin Murray-Boyles said of Leonard at practice.
Collin Murray-Boyles says his game won't change whether he plays beside Jakob Poeltl or as the Raptors' lone center: "I don't think it really matters much." Darko Rajakovic plans to use him a lot with both units. His body work has him jumping better: "It feels way better now."
Ja'Kobe Walter is handling the ball more in Raptors camp, teammate Collin Murray-Boyles said at practice: "Last year he was a lot off-ball movement, but he's really looking for his shot off the dribble."
Collin Murray-Boyles has outgrown a backup role, Raptors coach Darko Rajakovic said at practice: "he cannot be playing backup minutes... he's so good and so he improved so much." He still sees him off the bench, with Jamal Shead, to lift the defense and pace.
Collin Murray-Boyles is getting minutes at both power forward and centre for the Toronto Raptors, and Darko Rajakovic wants him to be more forceful on offense. "That's going to be definitely a work in progress," Rajakovic said of the dual role.