There are shades of Kyle Lowry in Raptor Jamal Shead’s superpower

There are shades of Kyle Lowry in Raptor Jamal Shead’s superpower

Shead, snubbed by NBA Rising Stars voters, is an underdog by nature. At 23, he's also indispensable on defence.

Raptors Notes: Poeltl, Shead, Respect, Murray-Boyles

The Raptors are considered one of the contenders that might make a bold move prior to the trade deadline. Coach Darko Rajakovic has one name atop his wish list but he’s already in the organization, Michael Grange of Sportsnet tweets. “There’s one guy that I really, really like that I would like to join our team. His name is Jakob Poeltl, that guy can definitely help us,” he said. Toronto’s starting center has been sidelined since Dec. 21 due to …