The Post‘s Eric Koreen explains what to expect from the Toronto Raptors’ players and new head coach.

Solomon Alabi
Centre, second year
7-foot-1, 250 pounds, 23 years old
PPG: 0.5 | RPG: 1.2 | APG: 0.2
Even on this team, Alabi will likely only see minutes in blowouts or during injury crises.

Leandro Barbosa
Guard, ninth year
6-foot-3, 175 pounds, 29 years old
PPG: 13.3 | RPG: 1.7 | APG: 2.1
With the emphasis on youth, it would not be a surprise if Barbosa was moved this season.

Andrea Bargnani
Forward/centre, sixth year
7-feet, 250 pounds, 26 years old
PPG: 21.4 | RPG: 5.2 | APG: 1.8
A new coach, added help in the middle, and few excuses for Bargnani not meeting his potential.

Jerryd Bayless
Guard, fourth year
6-foot-3, 200 pounds, 23 years old
PPG: 9.2 | RPG: 2.3 | APG: 3.7
Raptors must hope Bayless supplants Calderon, if only for the future. Still learning the position.

Rasual Butler
Guard/forward, 10th year
6-foot-7, 215 pounds, 32 years old
PPG: 4.7 | RPG: 1.6 | APG: 0.6
Butler can shoot a little bit, but is really here to push James Johnson and provide veteran savvy.

Jose Calderon
Guard, seventh year
6-foot-3, 210 pounds, 30 years old
PPG: 9.8 | RPG: 3.0 | APG: 8.9
There are doubts whether Calderon can be the lead guard as Dwane Casey emphasizes defence.

Anthony Carter
Guard, 13th year
6-foot-2, 195 pounds, 36 years old
PPG: 3.3 | RPG: 1.5 | APG: 2.1
He will be primarily used as a third guard, and maybe as a de facto assistant coach.

Ed Davis
Forward, second year
6-foot-10, 210 pounds, 22 years old
PPG: 7.7 | RPG: 7.1 | APG: 0.6
Raptors are crowded at power froward, but Davis is the best candidate on defence.

DeMar DeRozan
Guard/forward, third year
6-foot-7, 220 pounds, 22 years old
PPG: 17.2 | RPG: 3.8 | APG: 1.8
Next steps for DeRozan: improving his defence, his ball-handling and his three-point shot.

Gary Forbes
Guard/forward, second year
6-foot-7, 220 pounds, 26 years old
PPG: 5.2 | RPG: 1.8 | APG: 0.8
Showed flashes of being able to score in bunches a rookie. Not clear if he can do much else.

Aaron Gray
Centre, fifth year
7-feet, 270 pounds, 27 years old
PPG: 3.1 | RPG: 4.2 | APG: 0.4
Could get more minutes than he is accustomed to, letting Bargnani slide to power forward.

Amir Johnson
Forward, seventh year
6-foot-9, 210 pounds, 24 years old
PPG: 9.6 | RPG: 6.4 | APG: 1.1
Coming off of ankle surgery, will Johnson be a step slow in a crowded frontcourt?

James Johnson
Forward, third year
6-foot-9, 245 pounds, 24 years old
PPG: 7.1 | RPG: 3.7 | APG: 2.3
The Raptors’ likely Small forward starter; has to develop more range on his jumper.

Linas Kleiza
Forward, seventh year
6-foot-8, 245 pounds, 26 years old
PPG: 11.2 | RPG: 4.5 | APG: 1.0
Kleiza, recovering from knee surgery, will not be ready to play before the middle of January.

Jamaal Magloire
Centre, 13th year
6-foot-11, 255 pounds, 33 years old
PPG: 1.9 | RPG: 3.4 | APG: 0.2
A nice local-boy-return-home story, Magloire will play limited minutes in middle of defence.

Dwane Casey
Head coach, first season with Raptors
53-69 (2005-07, Minnesota)
A defensive specialist tries to turn around the worst defensive team in the league. At the very least, it is logical.

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TORONTO — Toronto Raptors forward Amir Johnson has had surgery on his left ankle and is expected to be ready for training camp if there is no lockout.

The team announced Friday that the operation to repair an instability was performed by Dr. Robert Anderson in Charlotte, N.C. Johnson will do his rehabilitation in Los Angeles.

Soreness in the ankle kept Johnson out of nine games in 2010-11, including the final five of the season. He signed a five-year deal worth $34 million last summer.

He averaged career highs in points (9.6), rebounds (6.4), minutes (25.7) and starts (54) in 2010-11.

TORONTO (AP) — Toronto Raptors forward Amir Johnson has had surgery on his left ankle and is expected to be ready for training camp if there is no lockout.

The team announced Friday that the operation to repair an instability was performed by Dr. Robert Anderson in Charlotte, N.C. Johnson will do his rehabilitation in Los Angeles.

Soreness in the ankle kept Johnson out of nine games in 2010-11, including the final five of the season. He signed a five-year deal worth $34 million last summer.

He averaged career highs in points (9.6), rebounds (6.4), minutes (25.7) and starts (54) in 2010-11.

Amir Johnson missed the final five games of the season with a sore left ankle. (Ron Turenne/NBAE via Getty Images)

Toronto Raptors forward Amir Johnson has undergone surgery to repair instability in his left ankle, the team announced Friday.

The procedure was performed by Dr. Robert Anderson, a foot and ankle specialist, in Charlotte, N.C.

Johnson missed nine games in 2010-11, including the final five contests of the season, with a sore left ankle.

Johnson, who signed a five-year deal worth $34 million US last summer, will conduct his rehabilitation in Los Angeles and is expected to be ready for training camp.

He averaged career highs in points (9.6), rebounds (6.4), minutes (25.7) and starts (54) in 2010-11.