A few Raptors players do not necessarily have guaranteed roles going forward.
The Toronto Raptors are a squad that is going through a change. This season, the team decided to go into a full rebuild by trading Pascal Siakam and OG Anunoby, after holding onto several of its roster pieces for years in the hopes of being competitive.
The end product of the transactions is a squad with plenty of flexibility and one or two solid long-term components. Though Scottie Barnes is undoubtedly a star in the making, Toronto’s management may view Barnes as the only untouchable player.
These three players are the most likely to have their roles altered for the remainder of the season out of all the players still on the Raptors roster.
Chris Boucher
Someone who was already not heavy on minutes in the Raptors’ rotation is Chris Boucher. As of this writing, he ranks 17th among all players who have suited up for Toronto this season with just 14.0 minutes per game.
Boucher has not played since a week ago against New Orleans, with Toronto’s past three games ending in a DNP. Boucher will play against San Antonio at home on Monday night. He had already been mostly removed from the rotation, and his performance the previous week raises the possibility that he may end the season on the bench.
Since the 2020–21 season, when he placed sixth in the MIP vote, Boucher’s productivity has either decreased or remained unchanged in many significant statistical categories. It’s impossible to predict what his future holds with the Raptors.
