NBA: The top 10 role players of the 2017-18 season

NBA Philadelphia 76ers Robert Covington (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)
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7. Fred VanVleet, Toronto Raptors

Stats: 8.7 PPG, 3.1 APG, 2.5 RPG

Fred VanVleet is the backup point guard for the Toronto Raptors and is on the backend of a breakout season. VanVleet has been the key piece to the Raptors bench all season long, and he’s a big reason why they’re the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference.

He does everything that you need from a backup point guard. He is averaging 20 minutes per game for the Raptors while shooting 42 percent from the field and shooting 40 percent from the 3-point line.

He is one of the more solid back up point guards in the NBA.