Kyle Lowry will be rested for Wednesday's regular season finale against the Nets.

Lowry will be rested for Wednesday's regular season finale against the Nets.

Analysis:

The Raptors will sit out Lowry, DeMarre Carroll, DeMar DeRozan, James Johnson, and Jonas Valanciunas, as they close out the season locked into the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference. In Lowry's absence, Cory Joseph is expected to get the start at point guard, while rookie Delon Wright will see increased minutes off the bench. Lowry closes out his All-Star campaign with averages of a career-high 21.2 points on 42.7 percent shooting from the floor to go with 6.4 assists, 4.7 rebounds, 2.8 three-pointers, and 2.1 steals across 37 minutes in his 77 appearances.