Allen Graves Gets Early Minutes as Raptors Work Rookie Forward Into Rotation
Allen Graves, a rookie forward out of Santa Clara, has played in three of Toronto's first four games this season. He's cleared a groin issue that had him day-to-day, and he is not on the injury report now. His minutes have been inconsistent, from 22.8 down to zero.
By the Raptors Nightly Desk · updated 3 d ago01The story of the nightA Rookie Finding His SpotGraves, 20, wears No.
Graves, 20, wears No. 22 for Toronto and stands 6-8, 225 pounds. He came in day-to-day with a groin issue on Oct. 1 and was cleared by Oct. 13. Since then he's been in and out of the box score. He had his best outing against Detroit on Oct. 16, with 9 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists in 22.8 minutes, though Toronto lost that game. Two nights earlier against the Knicks he logged zero minutes.
02Minutes Still UnsettledGraves has four appearances logged so far: a scoreless, minuteless outing against Miami on Oct.
Graves has four appearances logged so far: a scoreless, minuteless outing against Miami on Oct. 3, a 15.4-minute, 5-point game in a win over New York on Oct. 13, no minutes again against the Knicks on Oct. 15, and the 9-point, 8-rebound game against Detroit on Oct. 16. The swings between zero minutes and 22-plus show a rookie whose role is not locked in yet. He is healthy now, with no injury listed.
