ROTATION: Starters -- Point guard Jose Calderon, Shooting guard DeMar DeRozan, Small forward Hedo Turkoglu, Power forward Chris Bosh, Center Andrea Bargnani. Bench -- Guard Jarrett Jack, Forward Antoine Wright, Guard Marco Belinelli, Forward Amir Johnson, Center Rasho Nesterovic. PLAYER NOTES: --G Jose Calderon begins the season as the reigning NBA free-throw champion, having set an all-time record by shooting 98.1 percent last season. He was 3-for-5 in the opener after going 15-for-16 through the preseason.
--G DeMar DeRozan became just the third rookie in Raptors' franchise history to start his first game with the team when he opened the season against Cleveland on Wednesday. The others were Damon Stoudamire (1995) and Joey Graham (2005).
--F Chris Bosh had a game-high 16 rebounds for Toronto in its win over Cleveland to open the season. Four were on the offensive end as he was far more aggressive than he's been all preseason.
MEDICAL WATCH:
--F Reggie Evans (sprained left foot) missed the last two weeks of the preseason and remains on crutches. A return date is unknown.
--F Sonny Weems (sore left foot).
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