Title: Struggling Raptors giving chances to unheralded players
Date: March 23, 2024
Original Source: Sportsnet
Synopsis: In my latest at Sportsnet, I wrote about another Raptors loss, this one with Jahmi’us Ramsey making a start right before his 10-day contract expires.
Early in the fourth quarter on Saturday, Javon Freeman-Liberty corralled his own miss, surveyed the floor, and found Jahmi’us Ramsey open above the break for a three. Ramsey sank the triple, extending the Raptors’ lead to four points and sending the Washington Wizards calling for a timeout to regroup.
Some 20 days ago, the plan was for this type of thing to take place with Raptors 905.
Freeman-Liberty’s two-way contract had been exchanged for a full-time NBA contract, and Ramsey was added on a 10-day contract. The Raptors organization is spending the final weeks of the season focusing on development and figuring out who should be a part of their summer (and potentially 2024-25) plans, and securing a player they know they like in Freeman-Liberty, while taking a flier on a physical, toolsy player like Ramsey, is par for the course.
Blake Murphy Sports Writing 