After missing the last two NBA seasons due to multiple knee surgeries, Chicago Bulls guard Lonzo Ball was finally able to get back onto the court in late November. However, it hasn't been the easiest comeback for the former UCLA star,

Scottie Barnes is the figurehead, the centerpiece, the focal point of the Toronto Raptors and their rebuild. While this season has been far from a successful one in the win-loss column for the Raptors, there are constant signs of encouragement reassuring everyone watching that things are headed in the right direction for Toronto.

The Raptors can redeploy their minutes to see more from their young role players, reaping some other benefits in the process.

Toronto was cruising behind standout performances from Scottie Barnes and Immanuel Quickley ... The extra period was all Bulls. Lonzo Ball buried a pair of threes, Quickley fouled out, and ...

"Injury Update: Lonzo Ball (head laceration ... They will get James Harden and the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday and Scottie Barnes and the Toronto Raptors on Friday.