The Raptors Now Have a MAJOR Hole to Fill…

The Raptors Now Have a MAJOR Hole to Fill…

The Raptors now have a massive problem as it’s been reported that yaka purle has sustained an ankle injury and will be at least out for the next game against the LA Lakers so we’re going to break down this report why it’s so bad for the torona Raptors right now

Especially given our depleted front Court following that OG and anobi trade and how the Raptors can hopefully get around it because again we have been rolling as of late the Toronto Raptors right now are in a tough spot in the Eastern Conference they dug themselves quite the hole but they’re making a push

Back in the Eastern conference so every single win matters so injuries like these are pretty brutal to sort of hear about so we’re going to dive into it all in this video but before we do that folks we are very close to 32,000 subscribers and you guys have been

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Goal of 32,000 subscribers but let’s dive into the news because we have an unfortunate update as news has come out from Blake Murphy indicating that yakob ptle is out for tomorrow’s game and the ankle he rolled yesterday is sprained so if you didn’t watch the game yaka purle

Had a very scary moment in this one where he basically went down with a really ugly looking ankle sprain now everyone kind of rode it off kind of probably forgot about it after he was able to sort of play the rest of the game didn’t seem like there was a clear

Limp so that’s one very big positive about you know this yaka pural injury is that again not a doctor not going to be out here trying to spout medical advice or anything like that but basically if he was able to sort of play in the rest

Of that game it likely means it’s not something insanely bad done to his ankle so that’s one positive however him getting ruled out this early you know not being sort of questionable leading up to the night is a little bit worrisome given the fact he’s a big guy

You know he’s uh moving out there on the court he’s been playing with a lot of energy as of late but hopefully yaka purle is not out for a extended period of time because frankly he might be one of the worst players the Toronto Raptors could have out in the lineups obviously

He’s not the most talented he’s not close to as talented as you know anyone else probably in the starting lineup you know scoring the basketball big names RJ quickley I RJ quickley Scotty Pascal all that type of stuff but I mean yaka purle is really the only reliable big man that

We have now we’re going to look at alternative options but Blake also touched on you know obviously auto porter Jr’s out or just doubtful as he is every game and then Christian Koko remains out I’ve seen a lot of people sort of bring up this question especially with precious gone you know

About uh what’s happened with Christian cloo there hasn’t been any updates really as of late he’s been dealing with a respiratory issue that we’re really not sure what it is he’s able to sort of travel with the team and you know he’s um one thing someone’s pointed out that

He’s went to a the sick kids hospital in Toronto he went some visits there so if it was something contagious they probably wouldn’t let him in any of those places but Christian koki has remained with the team but we still don’t have any updates in terms of when

He could potentially come back but this is something I’ve alluded to in recent videos because the Toronto Raptors have looked amazing we our offense is on a whole another level here now at this point and the Raptors have been getting some really good wins since that OG an

Anobi trade which brought in IQ and RJ Barrett but the biggest issue that we’ve had is our lack of depth out there in the front line and purle has been doing a solid job getting rebounds doing this thing on the defensive end some moments it hasn’t been perfect but overall he’s

Definitely our best uh sort of big man Defender you know he’s a lumbering has that size he can have that verticality got cooked by sabonis but other than that he’s done a really good job for this Raptor’s team but outside of him we do not have much Center depth especially

With Koko not in the lineup this entire season I mean Chris bue has done a phenomenal job at stepping up taking his game to the next level with opportunities again to actually go out there on the basketball court but again he is more he’s best utilized as a four

His defensive Rim protection is best sort of out there to be not the guy guarding the demontis sa bonuses of the world or you know these crazy postup players but the guy that can sort of jump on the weak side use his long arms and athleticism to block shots with

Players coming over come in be a dog out there to get rebounds and things like that so Chris bue being sort of your next in line Center might not be the perfect sort of use of his skill set again he’s done it he wanted dpy the g- league playing more so the center

Position so it’s not something he’s unable to do or is not accustomed to but again his skill set is best utilized at the four so we have a again we no only know that yaka purle is out for this game against the LA Lakers but obviously

They have guys like Anthony Davis on the lineup that can really cook inside if you don’t have a big lumbering guy to sort of get in his way so you know it’s going to be a lot of Defense by committee and following this OG anobi

Trade I want to look dive into this a little bit deeper because it’s a problem the Raptors have had in terms of securing defensive rebounds offensive rebounds are not getting many of those even with purle in the lineup but with OG out we definitely went a little bit

Smaller because you OG’s gone as well as precious atuan as much as people you know turned on Precious atua on his last month with the Toronto Raptors I mean he’s still a big body that can play defense and get rebounds so OG and anobi is also the player that when yaka Perle

Was out of the game he’d be really our deao guy to guard the centers on the opposing roster so you know in that deal you’re giving up two outside of yaka purle probably the players that play the most defense on the other team centers and got those boards OG was an

Astounding rebounder even though he was a great sort of on ball Defender and post Defender didn’t usually secure the boards but he was doing his thing out there on the you know defensive end but now with purle gone our depth chart at the center position is looking very very

Thin because right now again bue who is more of a four we can have Scotty or Pascal again more three and fours in terms of their regular positions but then jonte Porter who again has looked pretty solid has impressed a lot of Toronto Raptor fans specifically coming

In as a two-way option as a two-way player but you know he’s not providing the level of Defense especially against a guy like Anthony Davis that a yaka ptle is going to provide so I mean if you look back if you look at the games that we have going after that you know

The Clippers have been cooking you know uh zubot there can always ends up crushing the Toronto Raptors I mean it’s uh we’re gonna need a speedy recovery from yakob purle or Christian Koko because the Toronto Raptors just are too thin out there on the front line and everyone’s calling for Pascal cakam

Trades and there’s more rumors more stuff that’s come out even since that last video we dropped on the Sacramento Kings but I mean frankly the Toronto Raptors their next move their next deal their most important sort of transaction should be from Messi Jerry to to load up

Our backup center position load up sort of our rebounding defensive bigs just to be there for POS moments like this and again Christian Koko was supposed to be that guy he’s been dealing with this respiratory issue so we’re still wishing the best for him to recover quickly but

Again Messi I guess did address it a little bit bringing in jonte Porter I brought I made a whole video on how Messi had some great foresight in order to make that sort of transaction make that move again it probably wouldn’t have happened if Ron Harper Jr didn’t go

Down with injury or definitely wouldn’t have happen I don’t imagine we would have cut anyone that would have been a very bold decision there but I mean A lot’s going to be out there on jonte Porter if you look at yaka purle I mean he’s a guy that uh I have his stats

Pulled up here now at this point but yaka purle is a guy that can rebound he can protect the rim he can do all these types of things and jonte we know he can shoot we know he has good feel for the game he has shown some promise out there on the defensive

End but you know there’s going to be a lot of opportunities for him to flex his defensive muscles now going against against ad now we uh there was an update regarding the Lakers side of things as well as LeBron James is questionable Anthony Davis has an ankle injury but he

Is probable for this game so it’s likely he’ll play you know hajim mo is out and then Gabe Vincent’s also out so if LeBron James is not in the game then you can play more defense by committee on Anthony Davis so again we’re hoping no one’s actually injured every we always

Want teams to be at full strength but again the Toronto Raptors need to get every single win they can possibly get being a bit digging themselves a hole at the start of the season now they can make a run they can make a push especially with the Nets and the Bulls

We’re right on those guys Tails we just passed the Atlanta Hawks the heat are going to be a tougher team to sort of catch up to but it’s definitely not impossible there’s a lot of season left to go so what five and a half games behind the Miami Heat the Pacers these

Types of squads this is definitely sort of a race where the Toronto Raptors can get right back into the mix with a few wins but we need to win all of these games especially against a Lakers team that has been struggling relatively as of late so you know wishing the best for

Yaka perto hopefully he recovers fast let me know what you guys think about the Toronto Raptors what uh how they’re going to deal without their starting center in the comment section down below you guys the best I’m signing up cheers

The Toronto Raptors starting Center Jakob Poeltl has reportedly sprained his ankle. Ben Rogers breaks down this report and why this is an especially untimely injury for the Toronto Raptors.

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