TORONTO — RJ Barrett and Immanuel Quickley nonetheless received’t be again within the Raptors’ lineup Wednesday night time towards the Knicks after returning to the staff this week following private leaves of absence.
Each former Knicks have been listed as out attributable to “return-to-competition conditioning.”
Barrett will miss his seventh consecutive recreation following the loss of life of his 19-year-old brother, Nathan, earlier this month.
He has averaged 20.8 factors and 6.2 rebounds per recreation in 27 appearances with the Raptors following the Dec. 30 commerce that despatched him and Quickley to Toronto for OG Anunoby and Treasured Achiuwa.
Quickley additionally hasn’t performed since March 17 attributable to private causes.
He has posted 17.7 factors and 6.6 assists per recreation whereas capturing 39.7 p.c from 3-point vary in 32 appearances for the reason that commerce.
The sliding Raptors, who’ve dropped 11 consecutive video games to fall to 23-49 total, are also with out injured Scottie Barnes (hand), Jakob Poeltl (finger) and Chris Boucher (knee).
Jontay Porter additionally will stay deactivated for a 3rd straight recreation whereas the NBA investigates irregularities on prop bets involving him.
It is going to be the second straight recreation the Knicks will face a lottery-bound opponent with a bare-bones roster.
In Monday’s blowout loss to the Knicks, the Pistons had been with out Cade Cunningham, Quentin Grimes, Jalen Duren, Ausar Thompson, Isaiah Stewart, Simone Fontecchio and Taj Gibson.
Alec Burks has been listed as questionable for the Knicks with a sprained left shoulder after sitting out Monday’s recreation. Mitchell Robinson (ankle), Julius Randle (shoulder) and OG Anunoby (elbow) stay out.
Donte DiVincenzo set the franchise document with 11 made 3-pointers Monday towards ex-Knick Evan Fournier and the Pistons, eclipsing the earlier mark shared by Fournier and J.R. Smith.
DiVincenzo is seven 3-pointers behind Fournier’s single-season franchise document of 241.
“What he’s completed, he’s within the document books for a motive,” DiVincenzo stated of Fournier. “Evan is a hell of a participant, and the one factor I respect probably the most about him is how good of a teammate he was.”
“When issues weren’t going his means, he by no means modified. … I acquired to play towards him when every part was rolling for him, however once I acquired right here, issues weren’t going his means and you’ll by no means even know. I feel he’s up there when it comes to teammates as among the finest locker-room guys.”
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