"Only four rookies from last season won their minutes: Zach Edey, Jaylen Wells, Quintin Post, and Kel'El Ware (among rookies that played more than 41 games and averaged more than 10 minutes). Even the Rookie of the Year, Stephon Castle, who, for all intents and purposes, was awesome in his first season in San Antonio, lost his minutes. There are a few reasons for this."
"This is par for the course for the type of player he was in two years at South Carolina. Murray-Boyles led his team in steals and blocks last season, and was top 2 in that category in his freshman year. He graded out as an excellent post-up defender and was good to excellent in every other category, including guarding isolations and pick-and-rolls."
"CMB had a slow start to his first Summer League, derailed by injuries and a nervous start, but he quickly began to assert himself defensively, dominating with his active hands, impressive timing, and the way he used his body to deter drives. Against Summer League competition, he was able to flex that muscle in a major way and eventually helped heighten the Raptors' style on that end with his relentless ball pressure and activity, helping them force turnovers."
Rookie minutes are difficult to secure; only a handful of first-year players maintained significant playing time last season. Many top prospects land on poor teams and subsequently lose minutes, while most rookies struggle as defenders. Collin Murray-Boyles, the ninth overall pick, began Summer League slowly due to injuries and nerves but soon asserted himself with active hands, timing, and body positioning to deter drives. At South Carolina he led the team in steals and blocks and graded out as an excellent post-up defender while performing well in isolations and pick-and-roll coverage. The primary rookie-season uncertainty is how his college-level defensive strengths translate against faster, stronger NBA opponents.
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