The Toronto Raptors closed out their Vancouver preseason stop with a 114-106 win over the Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday afternoon at Rogers Arena. RJ Barrett paced the Raptors with 20 points on 7-of-11 shooting, adding five rebounds and five assists in 23 minutes, while Immanuel Quickley chipped in 18 points in just 19 minutes off a 5-of-6 night from three-point range.
The afternoon carried an emotional undercurrent: Gradey Dick, the guard Toronto drafted 13th overall in 2023, faced his old club for the first time since being traded to Los Angeles as part of the blockbuster deal that brought Kawhi Leonard back to Toronto. Dick called the occasion "bittersweet" before tipoff, remembering three seasons in Canada, and finished with four points in 13 minutes.
Leonard sat out Toronto's second preseason game as he works up to game speed, with the Raptors expecting him to suit up Tuesday at Scotiabank Arena against the New York Knicks. Scottie Barnes added 12 points and 10 rebounds, and Jakob Poeltl contributed nine points with a pair of steals in one of his healthiest-looking outings in recent memory.
Toronto built a 57-point first half behind Barrett's 15 and never surrendered the lead, weathering a fourth-quarter Clippers push. The Raptors move to 1-1 on the preseason after opening with a loss to Miami last weekend, and the club heads home with its rotation picture coming into focus ahead of the regular season.
