Better late than never for Immanuel Quickley‘s return to the lineup.
The Toronto Raptors announced that their star guard is set to make his pre-season debut in the team’s finale against the Brooklyn Nets on Friday.
Quickley, 25, has missed the entirety of pre-season while nursing a sprained thumb. He was listed as day-to-day before Friday’s game and was unlikely to make an appearance in the exhibition outing.
He appeared in the team’s shootaround Tuesday ahead of the game against the Boston Celtics but was kept out of the lineup.
The University of Kentucky product signed a five-year, $175-million deal with the Raptors during the off-season. He was acquired in a blockbuster deal with the New York Knicks last season.
Quickley averaged 18.6 points, 4.8 rebounds and 6.8 assists per game while shooting 42.2 per cent overall and 39.5 per cent on three-pointers with the Raptors, starting all 38 games he played.
Toronto opens its regular season schedule against the Cleveland Cavaliers next Wednesday.
