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Chris Boucher is the NBA’s Best Big Man Off the Bench
Chris Boucher has been a huge asset for Toronto Raptors this season, and the NBA's best big man coming off the bench this season
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Chris Boucher was given an opportunity to prove himself this season, and he has done just that. The Raps forward/center has played 51 games for them this season but has only started six times. He’s averaging 23.3 minutes per game, and tallying 13.3 points and 6.3 rebounds in those minutes, good for 20.5 points and 9.7 rebounds per 36 minutes this season. Boucher was given exactly 36 minutes of playtime against Chicago with De’Andre Bembry out and had the best game of his career.
CHRIS BOUCHER IS THE BEST BENCH BIG MAN IN THE NBA
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Without Kyle Lowry or Fred VanVleet playing vs. Chicago, Boucher set career-highs in points (38), rebounds (19), offensive rebounds (9), field goals made (14), and minutes played (36). Thursday night showed everyone his potential in this league as a starter, and with continued improvement, there is no reason he can’t be an above-average starter at Center for Toronto going forward.
Boucher has really come into his own this season, developing into an important piece for this squad in 2020-21 that he was a bench warmer for when they won the championship a couple of seasons ago. He is the single-most efficient player for the Raps this season and leads the team in blocks (4th most in the NBA).
He’s been given more opportunities to prove himself recently due to suspensions, COVID, and injury-related issues Toronto has been dealing with, and he’s seized the moment while proving himself as the NBA’s best bench big man.
🦖 @chrisboucher becomes the first @Raptors player to record 35+ PTS, 15+ REB in a game since @chrisbosh in 2010!
— NBA (@NBA) April 9, 2021
Boucher: 38 PTS, 19 REB (career-highs) pic.twitter.com/YgRUBw3Ymq
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