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Could the small NBA point guard be headed for extinction? Not if Jamal Shead and the Raptors…

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Small point guards need to play tough defence to survive in the NBA, which isn’t a problem for the Raptors’ Jamal Shead. Coach Darko Rajakovic says Shead, defending against Washington’s Bub Carrington, has “sharp teeth” in his knack for hounding opponents.

Richard Lautens/Toronto Star

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