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Report: Confident Joseph sets tone for Canada

Cory Joseph has moved on to the Toronto Raptors after spending the first four years of his NBA career with the San Antonio Spurs. The Raptors are getting a preview of what he can do as the point guard is currently playing for the Canadian National Team. From Ryan Wolstat of the Toronto Sun:

    "Joseph shot 1-for-5 on Monday and was one of the most impactful Canadian players in the win over Brazil at the Tuto Marchand Cup. Yes, you read that right. How-so? Well, the Pickering, Ont., native ... set the tone at both ends. He was stellar defensively, bullying his Brazilian counterparts into one bad decision after another. He also settled down an offense that had committed 19 turnovers a day earlier against Argentina, contributing six assists and only one miscue in 23 minutes on the floor. Canada only turned the ball over 11 times. Joseph looks extremely confident, which isn’t surprising, since he has been great for Canada the past two summers he has played for them, which has carried over to his NBA play."

With the signing of Joseph, the Raptors point guard depth chart looks like this heading into training camp in late September: Kyle Lowry, Joseph and rookie Delon Wright.