Murray-Boyles continues to impress with Raptors

RJ Barrett and Brandon Ingram provided plenty of offence for the Toronto Raptors in their third win of the young season, but it was rookie Collin Murray-Boyles who received plenty of the post-game praise.

TORONTO – RJ Barrett and Brandon Ingram provided plenty of offence for the Toronto Raptors in their third win of the young season, but it was rookie Collin Murray-Boyles who received plenty of the post-game praise.

In only his fifth NBA game, the 20-year-old University of South Carolina product continued to impress as the Raptors won back-to-back games for the first time this season, a 117-104 victory against the Memphis Grizzlies.

Murray-Boyles scored 15 points, grabbed nine rebounds, and set up teammates for five baskets before 16,746 fans at Scotiabank Arena.

“I don’t think he’s playing like a rookie right now,” said Barrett, who scored a game-high 27 points. “He’s playing very well. He’s having some big minutes, especially in these first couple of games.

“I remember being a rookie; it was hard to figure it out. But he was playing physical. He’s not afraid, he’s doing the right stuff. I mean, he’s playing great.”

Murray-Boyles was selected ninth overall at the 2025 NBA draft. His early-season play has earned the trust of his new teammates and the Raptors coaching staff.

“He’s a very talented basketball player,” Toronto head coach Darko Rajakovic said. “He has such a good feel for the game (with his) spacing. He’s really good in his role with his pick-and-rolls. Tonight, he had one lob dunk that Brandon Ingram threw to him. He just does a good job of being in the right place, and he competes at a really, really high level.

“I do think that it’s not talked enough about how good a passer he is. But he’s also adjusting to the speed of the game as well. You saw that in one transition, he just threw the ball out. But then all of that is part of learning. So I think he’s doing a really good job.”