Javon Freeman-Liberty · In scorching the G League’s competition on the way to this season’s second-highest scoring average, Javon Freeman-Liberty’s bucket-getting abilities ensured that it was only a matter of “when” he’d hear his name over the NBA’s loudspeakers. Given the chance to accomplish the inevitable after a pindown, pick-and-roll combination opens a reasonable path for a right-side drive, the smooth-scoring guard attacks with vigor, hanging an acrobatic layup over the outstretched arms of a Miami Heat defender. Undeterred after the shot misses, Freeman-Liberty corrals the rebound in one motion before tossing in his first-ever NBA score. Among the many highlights of the Toronto Raptors’ wire-to-wire win on January 17, 2024, Freeman-Liberty added two points and a rebound in just two minutes of play. · State of Mint