Toronto Raptors head coach Darko Rajakovic has a vision for how to utilize the skillsets of different players in more ways.
The NBA Finals between the champion Denver Nuggets, led by Serbian superstar Nikola Jokic, and the Miami Heat served as the most recent example of what winning basketball looks like in the league. Both teams embraced the concept of more ball movement and less isolation play.
“Basketball is played less and less giving the ball to one guy and just getting that guy to go to work. It’s more of interchangeable pieces, multiple players contributing.“It’s hard to scout opponents when they play that way, it’s hard to play against teams that play that way. We want to be one of those teams.”
Toronto was 23rd in the NBA in assists per game and 28th in three-point percentage , being inconsistent throughout the year. In addition, the Raptors had yet another season with multiple starters being among the league leaders in minutes per game. “There’s a pretty big difference in the core principles,” said centre Jakob Poeltl. “Obviously there are things that we’re going to default to, that are going to stay the same.“But that high-post offence, trying to run the ball, like a motion offence through the five , it’s going to take some time getting used to. I think we had elements of that in the past but it’s going to be a bigger focus now.
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