Battle accumulated 25 points (9-19 FG, 7-15 3Pt), nine rebounds and three assists over 42 minutes during Sunday's 125-118 loss to the Spurs.
Battle saved his best performance for last, finishing Sunday's contest with a season-high 25 points, which was second-most behind Scottie Barnes (35). Battle started in 10 of the Raptors' final 17 games of the regular season, and over that span he averaged 10.5 points, 4.4 rebounds and 1.2 assists over 29.1 minutes per contest.
... See More... See Less
Raptors' Jamison Battle: Enters starting five Friday
Rotowire
Battle is in the Raptors' starting lineup against the Mavericks on Friday, Blake Murphy of Sportsnet.ca reports.
Friday marks the ninth time Battle will be in the Raptors' starting five this season. The 23-year-old forward out of Ohio State has averaged 9.5 points, 4.1 rebounds and 1.1 assists over 27.5 minutes per game over his last 15 outings.
... See More... See Less
Raptors' Jamison Battle: Retreats to bench Sunday
Rotowire
Battle won't start in Sunday's game against the Nets, Esfandiar Baraheni of The Athletic reports.
The 23-year-old forward will slide to the bench due to RJ Barrett (rest) returning to game action. Battle has averaged 9.3 points and 4.0 rebounds across 26.9 minutes per contest in his last 10 games (five starts).
... See More... See Less
Raptors' Jamison Battle: Moving to starting role again
Rotowire
Battle is in the starting lineup for Friday's game against the Pistons, Coty Wiles of RaptorsRepublic.com reports.
Battle has been alternating between the starting lineup and the bench in recent games, and this will be his eighth start since the beginning of March. He's averaging 8.4 points, 4.3 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 0.6 steals per game in the previous seven.
... See More... See Less
Raptors' Jamison Battle: Retreating to bench Thursday
Rotowire
Battle won't start in Thursday's game against the Trail Blazers.
RJ Barrett (rest) will return from a one-game absence Thursday, pushing Battle to the bench. The 23-year-old forward has carved out a significant role with Toronto of late, and over his last 10 outings (six starts), he has averaged 9.1 points, 4.2 rebounds and 1.2 assists across 28.2 minutes per game.
... See More... See Less
Raptors' Jamison Battle: Starting sans Barrett
Rotowire
Battle is in the starting lineup for Tuesday's game against Chicago, Blake Murphy of Sportsnet.ca reports.
With RJ Barrett getting the night off Tuesday, Battle will join the first unit. Battle is logging 31.0 minutes per game as a starter this year, but he's produced averages of just 9.0 points, 4.3 rebounds, 0.8 assists and 0.5 steals over six games during this period.
... See More... See Less
Raptors' Jamison Battle: Scores 16 points off bench
Rotowire
Battle had 16 points (6-11 FG, 4-8 3Pt), seven rebounds and one assist over 25 minutes during Sunday's 127-109 victory over the 76ers.
With the Raptors dialing back their key players, Battle could continue to see increased opportunity in the final couple of weeks. Over his last seven appearances, Battle is trending up with 10.0 points, 4.3 rebounds, 1.0 assists and 2.6 three-pointers on 36.4 percent shooting in 27.6 minutes per contest.
... See More... See Less
Raptors' Jamison Battle: Retreating to bench Sunday
Rotowire
Battle won't start in Sunday's game against the 76ers, Blake Murphy of Sportsnet.ca reports.
RJ Barrett (rest) will return to game action Sunday, pushing Battle to the bench. Over his last five appearances (two starts), the 23-year-old forward has averaged 8.0 points, 4.0 rebounds, 1.0 assists and 1.0 steals across 27.6 minutes per contest.
... See More... See Less
Raptors' Jamison Battle: Starting sans Barrett
Rotowire
Battle is in the starting lineup for Friday's game against the Hornets, Blake Murphy of Sportsnet.ca reports.
RJ Barrett is getting the night off Friday, allowing Battle to join the first unit. Battle has averaged 10.4 points, 4.4 rebounds, 0.6 assists and 2.8 three-pointers in 30.7 minutes across five games as a starter this season, so he hasn't seen a huge jump in fantasy appeal with the starting five.
... See More... See Less
Raptors' Jamison Battle: Starting sans Barrett
Rotowire
Battle is in the starting lineup for Monday's game against Washington, Blake Murphy of Sportsnet.ca reports.
Battle will join the first unit for the fifth time this season in the absence of the resting RJ Barrett on Monday. As a member of the first unit in 2024-25, Battle has averaged 10.3 points, 4.8 rebounds, 0.8 assists and 2.8 three-pointers in 31.8 minutes.
... See More... See Less
Raptors' Jamison Battle: Shifting to bench
Rotowire
Battle isn't starting Thursday's game against the Warriors, Esfandiar Baraheni of The Athletic reports.
Battle will rotate to a bench role after starting Toronto's last four matchups. He's averaging 8.2 points and 3.4 rebounds in his last five appearances off the bench.
... See More... See Less
Raptors' Jamison Battle: Pops for 14 points in loss
Rotowire
Battle provided 14 points (5-14 FG, 4-12 3Pt), three rebounds and one assist across 30 minutes during Monday's 129-89 loss to the Suns.
Battle's 14 points were the most he has scored since late November. Having been in and out of the rotation, it's fair to say it's been an underwhelming rookie season for Battle. Through 46 games played, he is averaging 6.1 points and 1.5 three-pointers in 14.7 minutes per game. However, with Toronto frequently resting its regulars, Battle could see more usage in the final weeks of the regular season.
... See More... See Less
Raptors' Jamison Battle: Scores 11 points in first NBA start
Rotowire
Battle contributed 11 points (4-15 FG, 3-12 3Pt), eight rebounds and one assist across 38 minutes during Wednesday's 118-105 victory over the 76ers.
With the Raptors dealing with a plethora of injuries, Battle was put in position to make the first start of his NBA career Wednesday. He wasn't efficient from the floor (especially from three-point range), but he managed to help on the boards with eight rebounds. Battle could remain in the starting five against the Pacers on Friday if the likes of Scottie Barnes (hand), Ochai Agbaji (ankle), RJ Barrett (personal) and Jonathan Mogbo (nose) remain out.
... See More... See Less
Raptors' Jamison Battle: Making first career start
Rotowire
Battle is part of the starting lineup for Wednesday's game against the 76ers, Aaron Rose of SI.com reports.
The 23-year-old rookie will make his debut as a starter Wednesday while the Raptors deal with plenty of injuries. Battle will be flanked by Jared Rhoden, Jamal Shead, Colin Castleton and Jakob Poeltl in the first unit. He averaged 9.0 points and 4.0 rebounds in his last three appearances.
... See More... See Less
Raptors' Jamison Battle: Available to play Wednesday
Rotowire
Battle (nose) is available for Wednesday's game against the 76ers, Josh Lewenberg of TSN.ca reports.
Battle will suit up Wednesday and should see his regular workload off the bench. However, he's averaging 18.7 minutes per game since the All-Star break, so he shouldn't carry a ton of fantasy upside.
... See More... See Less
Raptors' Jamison Battle: Iffy for Wednesday
Rotowire
Battle (nose) is listed as questionable for Wednesday's game against the 76ers, Blake Murphy of Sportsnet.ca reports.
Battle is tending to a broken nose, an injury he initially sustained while playing in the G League on Feb. 26 before he aggravated it in Monday's loss to the Wizards. The rookie forward has appeared in each of Toronto's last three games, averaging 9.0 points and 4.0 rebounds in 18.7 minutes per contest.
... See More... See Less
Raptors' Jamison Battle: Done for night
Rotowire
Battle won't return to Monday's game against the Wizards after aggravating a nasal fracture, Blake Murphy of Sportsnet.ca reports.
Battle previously broke his nose while playing for the G League's Raptors 905 on Feb. 26. He appeared to suffer the aggravation of the injury in the first quarter, when he checked out of the game with 3:36 remaining and headed for the locker room. The 23-year-old forward was able to return for the second quarter before being shut down at halftime. He'll finish the game with five points (2-6 FG, 1-4 3Pt), and three rebounds across 12 minutes.
... See More... See Less
Raptors' Jamison Battle: Available to return Monday
Rotowire
Battle (face) has returned to Monday's game against the Wizards for the start of the second quarter, Blake Murphy of Sportsnet.ca reports.
Battle appears to be fine after briefly heading to the locker room in the first quarter due to an apparent facial injury.
... See More... See Less
Raptors' Jamison Battle: Heads to locker room
Rotowire
Battle went into the locker room after suffering an apparent facial injury in the first quarter of Monday's game against Washington, Josh Lewenberg of TSN.ca reports.
The forward was seemingly hit in the face by an opposing player and checked out of the game with 3:36 remaining in the opening quarter. Battle previously broke his nose Feb. 26 while playing for the G League's Raptors 905, so he may have suffered an aggravation of that injury.
... See More... See Less
Raptors' Jamison Battle: Puts up 11 points in return
Rotowire
Battle (nose) tallied 11 points (4-6 FG, 3-5 3Pt), one rebound and one block across 23 minutes in Friday's 118-109 win over the Jazz.
Battle fractured his nose in a Feb. 26 appearance for the G League's Raptors 905, missing Toronto's subsequent three games. He was cleared to return to action for the 905 in Thursday's 120-117 loss to the College Park Skyhawks, finishing that game with 11 points, seven rebounds, two steals and one assist in 25 minutes. He was immediately recalled following that game and entered the Toronto rotation Friday while eight other players were ruled out for rest or injury. If the Raptors get multiple players back for Saturday's game against the Wizards, Battle could risk falling out of the rotation.
0:49
1:33
1:43
4:36
1:15
2:31
0:58
