Get ready, Toronto Raptors fans, Collin Murray-Boyles will make his Summer League debut on Sunday as the 20-year-old will start against the Orlando Magic on Sunday, the team announced.
Murray-Boyles missed Toronto’s Las Vegas opener against the Chicago Bulls, getting scratched from the lineup just before tip-off due to a left adductor strain.
He’ll now start in his first NBA game, doing so alongside Jamal Shead, Ja’Kobe Walter, Jamison Battle and Colin Castleton — slotting in for Jonathan Mogbo.
The Raptors hardly missed a beat without the No. 9 overall pick from the 2025 draft, however, as they cruised past the Bulls for a 116-72 win. It was the largest margin of victory from any team at Summer League this year. Toronto overwhelmed Chicago with its defence, forcing a record 33 turnovers and using a 27-9 second quarter to carve out the 44-point victory. Chicago ended up shooting 30.9 per cent from the field and 26.9 per cent from beyond the arc.
Brampton, Ont. native A.J. Lawson led the way, scoring 22 points off the bench on 7-of-15 shooting, while this year’s No. 39 pick Alijah Martin chipped in 16 points, five rebounds, five assists and two steals, and finished a game-high plus-36.
Now, the Raptors get to add Murray-Boyles to that mix, a player who enters the league after making a name for himself at South Carolina with his defensive-minded game. Murray-Boyles was no slouch on offence as a Gamecock forward either. As a sophomore, he averaged 16.8 points, 8.3 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 1.5 steals and 1.3 blocks while finishing with an SEC-leading 58.6 field-goal percentage and 59.9 effective field-goal percentage.
He’ll now look to help the Raptors improve to 2-0 at Summer League against a Magic team that enters the contest with a 0-1 record following their loss to the Sacramento Kings on Thursday.
Catch the action between Toronto and Orlando at 6 p.m. ET / 3 p.m. PT on Sportsnet 360 or Sportsnet+.