Paul Watson made his first career start in Friday’s 113-102 win over Orlando and did not disappoint, going for a career-high 30 points (10-of-13 FGs, 2-of-2 FTs) with eight triples, four rebounds, one assist, one steal and one block in 26 minutes.
The Raptors were resting Pascal Siakam, Kyle Lowry and OG Anunoby tonight and they may do that often because the tank is on in Toronto. The 25-year-old Watson only had 35 career NBA games under his belt before Friday, but made a name for himself in the G League. The Raptors have been comically good at developing talent with the 905 and Watson is another undrafted free agent who could emerge with a huge opportunity down the stretch. We’ll be watching him closely after this gem of a line.