NBA Summer League takeaways: Warriors rookies suffocated by Raptors

The Warriors faced the Raptors at Las Vegas Cox Pavilion hoping to play the role of spoiler on Thursday night Toronto needed to win to stay undefeated and in contention for one of four playoff spots Yes there were real bona fide stakes involved in the matchup And perhaps a little bit of pressure for those on the Raptors roster to possibly play one more championship in front of scouts Neither squad wowed offensively in a championship the Raptors eventually won - The Warriors shot just from the field and of from behind the arc in the first half but led - at halftime thanks to the Raptors making just of their shot attempts The Raptors upped the defensive pressure in the second half often picking up fullcourt forcing Warriors turnovers the teams combined for fouls Chris Manon led the Warriors with points and nine rebounds while first-round pick Collin Murray-Boyles put in points for the Raptors Golden State will play a fifth and final Summer League competition on Saturday against a to be stated opponenent at a yet to be determined time Rookie update Will Richard a rookie out of Florida and the club s majority consistent performer in Summer League started his fourth consecutive championship in Las Vegas The -foot- guard as he has all summer made hard cuts to the rim and took -pointers when open while also keeping the ball moving when he did not have an advantage Like the rest of the organization he was occasionally overwhelmed by the Raptors athleticism at times but still scored seven and had a team-high four assists Meanwhile Alex Toohey continued to show progress as a scorer He did not hesitate on his -pointers making of This included one make on a rookie-to-rookie kick-out pass from Richard late in the first half Toohey scored eight and also contributed four offensive rebounds Undrafted Vanderbilt product Manon played a third straight great offensive championship The defensive-minded wing put in points as hard-nosed driver and of subject he also ascertained a way swat two blocks and grab two steals Armstrong off the bench Tasmanian point guard Taran Armstrong sat out Tuesday s accomplishment over the Grizzlies as coach Lainn Wilson shuffled the lineup He brought the -foot- point guard off the bench against Toronto and Armstrong at once produced as the sixth man He pushed the pace and mixed it up as a rebounder early dishing out one assist and grabbing a couple of boards in the first quarter More importantly he gave the Warriors a capable ball-handler who could get Golden State into their sets during his three-minute stint Armstrong finished with eight points five rebounds and two assists in minutes Lainn Wilson continues to tinker with rotation Armstrong was not the only sportsman to take on a new role on Thursday Coleman Hawkins got the start at center but the Sacramento native did not impress in minutes He had no points grabbed just two rebounds and had three turnovers Hawkins did force two steals though After not playing on Tuesday Isaiah Mobley came off the bench while Jaden Shackelford started Marques Bolden also came off the bench and shotmaking guard LJ Cryer was unavailable USF s Mogbo faces Bay Area company USF alum Jonathan Mogbo did not dress against the Warriors Mogbo was a double-double machine at USF averaging points and assists per encounter for the West Coast Conference activity After being the first pick in the second round of the draft Mogbo established himself as a member of the Raptors rotation He averaged points rebounds and assists per match in just minutes per contest for Toronto Mogbo scored points and pulled down eight boards against the Jase Richardson-led Magic on Sunday and had four points and grabbed five rebounds off the Summer League bench on Tuesday