VANCOUVER — The Toronto Raptors finally got a peek Monday at what their starting lineup could look like this season.
Brandon Ingram played his first game in a Raptors jersey as Toronto fell 112-108 to the Denver Nuggets in a pre-season tilt at Vancouver’s Rogers Arena.
The Raptors picked up Ingram from the New Orleans Pelicans ahead of last season’s trade deadline, but the 28-year-old small forward was sidelined for the rest of the campaign as he worked his way back from an ankle sprain.
“Someone told me before the game that it’s been 303 days since his last game that he played. I’m just really, really happy for him that he has a chance to be on the court and play and compete,” said Toronto head coach Darko Rajakovic.
“You see just enormous talent when he’s on the court. So very happy