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Barrett

Barrett was a late addition to the injury report, and it doesn’t come as a surprise that he will now sit out of a meaningless game for Toronto. Bruce Brown, Ochai Agbaji and Jordan Nwora will all take on extra minutes.

Barrett wasn’t initially on the injury report, but now there is a chance that he sits out after dropping 35 points on the Heat in their last game. Bruce Brown, Ochai Agbaji and Jordan Nwora will likely soak up Barrett’s minutes if he sits.

Barrett didn’t show any signs of rust after taking one game off for rest purposes earlier this week. He fell just short of his season-high for points (37) and set a new season-high mark for rebounds.

Barrett and Olynyk are available after sitting out Wednesday’s loss to the Nets, which should drop Ochai Agbaji (or Garrett Temple) and Malik Williams to the bench. Williams is close to a sure bet to come off the bench, while the Raptors could also have Gary Trent Jr. back in the lineup. Agbaji and Temple would come off the bench in that scenario.

Barrett and Olynyk will miss the second half of Toronto’s back-to-back, while Gradey Dick (groin), Gary Trent Jr. (back) and Bruce Brown (knee) will all get questionable tags. Quickley should enjoy a monster workload, while Javon Freeman-Liberty, Malik Williams and Jordan Nwora should be in line for expanded roles.

Both players sat out on Wednesday, but they will both be back in the lineup on Friday. Toronto rolled out the skeleton crew as their starting lineup in that game, but Garrett Temple, Jalen McDaniels and Malik Williams will all be pushed back to the bench.

Barrett made his return to the lineup after missing the team’s previous nine games, but he will sit out the second night of a back-to-back. With Agbaji and Carton remaining sidelined once again, Gary Trent Jr. should start in place of Barrett after sitting out on Tuesday.

After missing the team’s last nine games, Barrett was back in the starting unit on Tuesday. He got right to work and had 19 points entering the break. Despite being limited to 26 minutes, Barrett was able to have his highest-scoring performance since January. He was expected to be on a minutes restriction, but it didn’t limit his production. They play the second game of a back-to-back on Wednesday, and there is certainly a chance that Barrett sits out. If that happens, Gary Trent Jr. should return to the starting unit after getting a rest night on Tuesday.

Quickley and Barrett are back after missing time for personal reasons and will start. With Gary Trent Jr. (rest) ruled out, there was only a need to clear one spot in the starting lineup, with Javon Freeman-Liberty being moved to the bench. JFL’s fantasy value takes a hit with the move, but he should remain in the rotation.

Quickley and Barrett have officially been cleared to play, which will help lessen the impact of Gary Trent Jr. (rest) sitting. However, both will be on minutes restrictions for Tuesday’s game, which should preserve the short-term fantasy values of Javon Freeman-Liberty and Gradey Dick.