23-year old power forward Amir Johnson is getting hot for the Raptors as of late. In his last five games, Johnson is averaging 29.4 minutes, 14.8 points, 7.0 rebounds, 0.8 assists and 1.2 blocked shots per game. Johnson has made 28 of 42 shots from the floor (66.7%) during those five games. He has now played in 47 games (29 starts) for the Raptors so far this year and he is averaging 25.4 minutes, 9.8 points, 6.5 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 1.0 blocked shot per game. The Raptors don’t seem to entirely trust Johnson quite yet as they always seem to make sure he doesn’t play big minutes.

25-year old center Andrea Bargnani has picked up some of the offensive slack to help replace Chris Bosh so far this year. Bargnani has played in 36 games (all starts) for the Raptors so far this year and he is averaging 35.5 minutes, 21.5 points, 5.8 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game. Those are pretty solid numbers overall but he is only hitting 34.4% of his shots from three point range so maybe he should start passing the ball a little bit more. He could also get a little tougher on the defensive end as tough guy centers tend to push him around in the paint.

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.

21-year old shooting guard DeMar DeRozan has played in 5 games so far in 2011 and he is averaging 37.4 minutes, 21.2 points, 3.8 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 1.2 steals and 1.0 blocked shot per game. DeRozan has now played in 37 games (all starts) for the Raptors so far this year and he is averaging 32.8 minutes, 14.8 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game. DeRozan is really stepping up his game and he’s giving the Raptors a solid second option on offense behind Andrea Bargnani. The Raptors need DeRozan to keep up the good work because they have to outscore teams to win because their defense is pretty poor.

29-year old point guard Jose Calderon missed a couple of games due to injury but he’s back with a vengeance. In his last three games, Calderon has averaged 36.7 minutes, 12.3 points, 3.7 rebounds, 12.7 assists and 1.3 steals per game. He has now played in 29 games (16 starts) for the Raptors so far this year and he is averaging 27.9 minutes, 10.2 points, 2.6 rebounds, 7.8 assists and 1.2 steals per game. The Raptors need Calderon to stay healthy if they are going to play well as he is a pure pass-first type of point guard and he keeps everyone involved in the offense.