Raptors' DeMarre Carroll: Game-time decision for Tuesday

Coach Dwane Casey has yet to decide if Carroll will play in either Tuesday's game against the Cavaliers or Wednesday's matchup with the Warriors, Josh Lewenberg of TSN reports.

Analysis:

Carroll had arthroscopic knee surgery late last season and the Raptors are likely just playing it safe with the veteran forward during the early portions of the 2016-17 campaign to avoid any aggravations, so they'll try and get him some rest every once in a while. The back-to-back set presents an opportunity to give Carroll a breather, so he's expected to play in one game, but not the other. However, it looks like Casey will wait until warmups before reaching a determination on Carroll's availability for Tuesday. If Carroll is ruled out for a second straight game, Norman Powell, who started at small forward Saturday against the Knicks while Carroll was resting for that contest, would likely receive another look with the top unit.