Rookie Joey Graham was back in the starting lineup here last night as the Raptors brought the curtain down on the NBA pre-season and coach Sam Mitchell is hinting he could very well be there when things start for real next Wednesday.

Trying to find some balance between his first- and second-string units, the head coach thinks letting Graham replace Morris Peterson to start each game would do the trick.

"I'm just trying to look at some things," Mitchell said before the Raptors faced the Trail Blazers. "I'm trying to look at what combinations make us the best possible team. Do you try to front load all your experience with your starters and just have a bench of rookies and first year players (coming off the bench) or do you break it up a little bit?"