Raptors Get Up Close Look at Wembanyama & Spurs: Where to Watch, Injury Reports, and More

The Toronto Raptors will welcome Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs to town Monday night: Where to watch, injury reports, and more
Raptors Get Up Close Look at Wembanyama & Spurs: Where to Watch, Injury Reports, and More
Raptors Get Up Close Look at Wembanyama & Spurs: Where to Watch, Injury Reports, and More /
In this story:

It'll be Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs who come to town Monday evening to take on the Toronto Raptors at 7:30 p.m. ET.

Where to Watch

TSN and TSN 1050 will broadcast for Toronto. Bally Sports Southwest and 1200 New Radio will call the game for San Antonio.

What to Watch For

  • It'll be Toronto's first up close look at the 7-foot-4 Wembanyama who has been phenomenal for the Spurs this season. The first-year Frenchman is averaging 20.3 points, 10 rebounds, and a league-leading three blocks per game with an effective field goal percentage of 51.2%. Expect Barnes, Jakob Poeltl, and Kelly Olynyk to all take turns trying to slow Wembanyama on Monday.
  • This will be a very winnable game for Toronto against the NBA's third-worst team. The Raptors have at times struggled to show up against the league's bottom dwellers but losing Monday would be inexcusable. Aside from Wembanyama, the Spurs don't have much that should worry Toronto.
  • Olynyk and Ochai Agbaji will have their first shootaround with the Raptors on Monday morning and the hope is they'll be a little more acclimated into Toronto's systems when tipoff rolls around. Olynyk looked pretty good Saturday night but it'll take some time for Toronto's deadline acquisitions to get comfortable with the Raptors.

Injury Reports

The Raptors will be at full strength

San Antonio has ruled out Charles Bassey and Marcus Morris Jr. Dominick Barlow is questionable to play.

Game Odds

The Raptors are -6.5 point favorites with an implied win probability of 70.6%. The total for the game is 235.5.


Published
Aaron Rose
AARON ROSE

Aaron Rose is a Toronto-based reporter covering the Toronto Raptors since 2020.