DeMar DeRozan and Jonas Valanciunas will rest for the final home game of the Toronto Raptors regular season to be played against the Orlando Magic, according to Eric Koreen of The Athletic.
https://twitter.com/ekoreen/status/983078788534710272
The Raptors have already clinched the top seed in the Eastern Conference but have yet to find out who their first-round opponent will be in the playoffs. The Washington Wizards are currently eighth, but both the Miami Heat and Milwaukee Bucks are still firmly in the mix.
DeRozan has averaged 23.1 points, 3.9 rebounds and a career-high 5.2 assists in a stellar 2017-18 campaign while Valanciunas has also taken strides forward with his game, despite averaging numbers in line with his career averages with 12.6 points and 8.6 rebounds.
Former Raptor Terrence Ross will return to the court for the first time since Nov. 9, having recovered from surgery to treat a sprained MCL and a non-displaced fracture of his tibial plateau. Both Nikola Vucevic and Aaron Gordon are also expected to play, according to John Denton of OrlandoMagic.com.
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