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Toronto Raptors vs. Miami Heat NBA Summer League Game Preview
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(Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY Sports)
The Toronto Raptors entered the 2026 NBA Summer League looking to develop their young core, and through three games in Las Vegas, they have plenty to build on and be excited about going into training camp. As of Thursday, the Raptors sit at 2-1, with wins over the Houston Rockets and Indiana Pacers , and an overtime loss to the Boston Celtics .
Toronto opened the event on Friday, July 10, with an 83-80 overtime defeat to Boston, a game that was decided by cold shooting. The Raptors made just 9 of 43 from three-point range, a 21 percent clip. Allen Graves led the way with 22 points, and Seth Lundy added 16.
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The offense found its footing the next night when Toronto beat Houston 102-89 on Saturday, July 11, for its first Summer League win, shooting 51 percent from the field and 42 percent from three. Lundy poured in 23 points on 6-of-9 shooting from deep, Tyreke Key scored 19 off the bench, and Nimari Burnett chipped in 14.
Monday was the closest finish. Toronto defeated Indiana 94-93 at the Thomas & Mack Center, with Lundy swatting a late Indiana attempt in the closing seconds to hold on for the win. He also led all Raptors scorers with 22 points, while Jaden Bradley added 15 and Graves 13.
Lundy has carried the scoring throughout the summer. The 26-year-old has led or co-led Toronto in each of the three games, posting 16, 23, and 22 points. Drafted 46th overall by the Atlanta Hawks out of Penn State in 2023, he has appeared in nine career NBA regular-season games and joined Toronto's Summer League roster this offseason after two-way stints with Atlanta and the LA Clippers .
Toronto closes its four-game slate against the Miami Heat on Thursday, July 16, at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN2. The focus in Miami is, of course, on introducing Giannis Antetokounmpo as a member of the organization for the first time. But given the depth the Heat gave up to get him, these summer players may see an inside track to NBA minutes.
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The four scheduled games set each team's seeding, and every club is guaranteed a fifth game over the tournament's final three days, July 17 through 19. A win over Miami would push the Raptors to 3-1 and strengthen their standing heading into that finale, although it has historically been very difficult to win the tournament with a loss in those first four games, unless a massive point differential comes into play.
