Juancho Hernangomez Has Won Another Audition: Nurse Confirms His Role
Nick Nurse anticipates Juancho Hernangomez being part of the rotation, especially early in the season with Porter and Boucher banged up. Nurse says they’ve been managing his minutes in preseason after his busy summer but need his shooting with the second unit.
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Nurse has said that he expects the 'Hustle' star to be a part of his rotation, not only to cover for injuries to start the season, but even going forward.
Malachi Flynn should be back to full contact next week. Nurse adds Juancho Hernangomez is not only a potential fill in for Porter and Boucher, but he's hoping to find him a regular role in the rotation early in the year
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Otto Porter and Chris Boucher are out with minor injuries to start the year, so Hernangomez will be even more crucial, bringing his shooting to the Raptors' second unit.
The 27-year-old Spaniard has six years of experience in the NBA, but really became a household name earlier this summer, both as "Bo Cruz"—as the co-star of the Adam Sandler movie 'Hustle'—and with a Finals MVP performance at EuroBasket, scoring 27 points.
Bo Cruz! Getting it done. Love you Juancho. And Willie! Congrats to the whole Spanish team. pic.twitter.com/TGIY2OYZJC
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Nurse says he's been "managing his minutes" due to his busy summer, but he's going to lean on him for the bench unit once the season begins.
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