21-year old power forward Ed Davis turned in a really solid rookie year for the Raptors in 2010-11. Davis played in 65 games (17 starts) in which he averaged 24.6 minutes, 7.7 points, 7.1 rebounds, 0.6 assists and 1.0 blocked shot per game. He shot 57.6% from the floor but only 55.5% from the free throw line. If Davis can get his free throw % up to around 70%, he’s going to score a lot of points in the NBA. Davis might make everyone in Toronto forget about Chris Bosh down the road. 23-year old center Solomon Alabi didn’t get much of a chance to show what he can do. He played in 12 games (0 starts) for the Raptors last year and he averaged 4.9 minutes, 0.5 points, 1.2 rebounds and 0.2 assists per game. The Raptors are going to bring along Alabi slowly.

The Raptors have sent 22-year old center Solomon Alabi back to the Erie Bayhawks of the NBA’s D-League. Alabi has played in 10 games (0 starts) for the Raptors so far this year and he is averaging 4.0 minutes, 0.4 points, 0.9 rebounds and 0.2 assists per game. The Raptors figure that Alabi isn’t going to get any better sitting on the bench in Toronto. He has played in 11 games (11 starts) for the Bayhawks already this season and he is averaging 22.1 minutes, 8.9 points, 6.6 rebounds, 0.3 assists and 2.6 blocked shots per game.

21-year old power forward Ed Davis has played really well so far this year for the Raptors. Davis has played in 44 games (4 starts) for the Raptors so far this year and he is averaging 22.4 minutes, 6.5 points, 6.6 rebounds, 0.5 assists and 1.2 blocked shots per game. He is shooting 59.9% from the floor but most of his shots are coming from very close range. Davis will need to improve his free throw shooting (54%) because he’s a physical player who is going to get a ton of free throw attempts in his NBA career. 22-year old center Solomon Alabi is going to be brought along slowly by the Raptors. He has played in 10 games (0 starts) for the Raptors so far this year and he is averaging 4.0 minutes, 0.4 points, 0.9 rebounds and 0.2 assists per game.

21-year old rookie power forward Ed Davis is stepping up his game as of late. In his last four games, Davis is averaging 26.3 minutes, 9.5 points, 9.8 rebounds, 1.0 assist and 1.3 blocked shots on 66.7% shooting from the floor! He has now played in 25 games (2 starts) for the Raptors so far this year and he is averaging 21.1 minutes, 6.4 points, 6.0 rebounds, 0.5 assists and 1.1 blocked shots per game. Davis is hitting 56.2% of his shots so far this year but only 57.5% from the free throw line. Look for Davis to start seeing a bigger bump in P.T. if he can keep playing like he is right now.

The Raptors have sent 22-year old center Solomon Alabi to the Erie BayHawks of the D-League. Alabi has played in 4 games (0 starts) for the Raptors so far this year and he is averaging 3.3 minutes, 0.0 points and 0.8 rebounds per game. Alabi is a legit 7-footer but he’s buried on the Raptors’ depth chart right now. He can’t get better by just watching games, he needs to play in them so I like this move for the Raptors.