The Toronto Raptors will be light in the frontcourt to start the season.

 

The team announced that Jared Sullinger will undergo foot surgery on Monday to place a screw in his fifth metatarsal to alleviate stress.

Sullinger, 24, signed with the Raptors as a free agent in the summer and his presence was expected to help offset the loss of Bismack Biyombo, who departed for the Orlando Magic.

The metatarsal stress reaction  is the same kind of injury that limited Sullinger to 58 games with the Boston Celtics in 2014-15.

In 81 games last season, Sullinger averaged 10.3 points and 8.3 rebounds in 23.7 minutes a night.

The Raptors open up their 2016-17 campaign on Wednesday night against the Detroit Pistons.

The Vertical's Adrian Wojnarowski was first with the report.