The Toronto Raptors have added Scottie Barnes and subtracted the point guard position from their starting lineup.
Barnes, wearing protective goggles with red frames, returned to the Raptors lineup on Thursday night for the first time since he fractured his right orbital bone on Oct. 28. To make space for the all-star forward in Toronto’s starting five, head coach Darko Rajakovic made the unorthodox decision of having no point guard.
That choice paid off with the Raptors earning a 110-105 win over the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves for Toronto’s first back-to-back wins of the season.
“We’ve got a lot of guys that can ball handle, do a lot of different things out there on the floor,” said Barnes after the game, his right eye still completely bloodshot. “As long as we play our offence and do the right things, I feel like everything is going to go great.
“Get the ball …