The Raptors’ 2-1 start in Las Vegas has plenty to do with Seth Lundy, and Monday’s finish against Indiana made that impossible to miss.
Toronto escaped with a 94-93 win after Lundy came up with the game’s biggest play, swatting away Rienk Mast’s put-back attempt in the final seconds. The block closed the door on the Pacers and capped another strong showing from a player who has quickly turned heads in Summer League.
Lundy has been excellent across Toronto’s three games in Vegas. He’s averaging 20.3 points, 4.0 rebounds, 1.0 assists, and 1.3 steals while shooting 44 percent from three on more than nine attempts per game. He’s also sitting at a plus-32 overall, and even in Toronto’s lone loss to Boston last Thursday, he finished as a plus-11.
His Monday line backed up the highlight. Lundy scored 22 points and added one rebound and one assist while going 4-of-7 from deep.
That production has made him one of the most talked-about names around the Raptors in Vegas. He fits the kind of 3-and-D wing Toronto has been chasing off the bench, and his ability to connect the game on both ends has led some to push for more than just a training camp look. A standard roster spot, not merely a camp deal, is the case being made here.
There’s a reason the fit feels so natural. Toronto has been bottom-10 in three-point percentage over the last four seasons, and in a league where spacing never stops mattering, that’s a problem. With the Kawhi Leonard trade still expected to go through, the Raptors would have a top duo in him and Scottie Barnes, which only raises the need for reliable shooters who can stretch defenses.
Toronto already has some options in Jamison Battle, Ja’Kobe Walter, and Immanuel Quickley, but the roster could still use another catch-and-shoot threat. Lundy looks built for that job.
The usual Summer League caution applies: plenty of players shine in Vegas and never carry it forward. But Lundy’s shooting track record gives Toronto a stronger reason to believe.
In his lone G League season, he hit 41.9 percent from three on 8.75 attempts per game. Over four years at Penn State, he was a 36.8 percent three-point shooter.
That’s the kind of resume that should matter to Bobby Webster and the Raptors’ front office if they’re trying to project what carries into the regular season.
Lundy’s path hasn’t been easy, either. Ankle injuries kept him out of pro basketball entirely last season. Giving him a real shot now would not only reward what he’s done in Vegas, but also help build a relationship that could matter down the line.
Players with his profile do not come around often: a 6-foot-4 wing with a 6-foot-10 wingspan who can shoot it at a 40-percent clip from deep. The Raptors have one in front of them, and Lundy’s Summer League run has made the next step feel pretty clear.
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