The hope was that Fred VanVleet would return from a month-long absence because of a thumb injury rested and ready to put a season full of disappointing nagging injuries behind him. Fred VanVleet is averaging 14.6 points and 6.0 assists in five games back from injury. Three of those games were starts in the absence of Kyle Lowry, who was out with a sprained ankle. Article Continued BelowIn his first 51 games, VanVleet had averaged 10.3 points and 4.5 assists while shooing 36.6 per cent from three-point range and averaging about 27 minutes a game. “He's physically feeling good, and that's maybe for the first time all year, really,” Nurse said.

Source: thestar March 25, 2019 01:13 UTC