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Originally Posted by InBurkeWeTrust
OG Anunoby has been ruled out indefinitely after undergoing an emergency appendectomy.
The Raptors' rotation takes a hit with this news, as Anunoby averaged 7.0 points and 2.9 rebounds in 20.2 minutes per game. With both he and Patrick McCaw (thumb) out of the lineup, more minutes will be available for Norman Powell in the second unit. In his last ten games, Powell averaged 10.2 points, 3.3 rebounds and 1.4 assists in just under 20 minutes per game.
That's a hit to the D. What's the recovery time?
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It's going to be about 2-4 weeks based on similar operations, so probably he misses the first round. Fortunately McCaw should be back midway through the series, but yeah, it's going to be a heavier dose of Powell. Also they can run a bit more of Serge at PF beside Gasol, rather than swapping them.
Magic have pretty good size so our lack of legit PFs could be an issue.