Toronto Raptors star Scottie Barnes showed major respect to Jamal Shead as a leader after Thursday’s 126-113 road win vs. the Cleveland Cavaliers (8 points/2 rebounds/7 assists/3-7 FG/2-4 3-PT/+15 +/-).
(via Toronto Raptors):
“When he steps on the floor for us, he’s a game-changer. We had a lot of games this year where our offense looks slow; (he) comes in the game defensively, offensively — changes the entire game. There’s a little boost, a little sense of ready to go, when he steps out there on the floor. So he changes the game with his offense, defense, be able to get downhill, makes those extra reads.
“Had a great drive where he dumped it off to me today, it was nice. But good read by him, and I just was right there to be able to finish, got the cut. But he’s super important for our team. He’s being a leader every single day. This is what? Second year in the league? And I feel like he’s one of our main leaders. His talk, his voice: super important.”
