The Toronto Raptors will be shorthanded when they take on the Detroit Pistons Saturday night at Scotiabank Arena.

The team announced that forward Precious Achiuwa (right shoulder) as well as guard Fred VanVleet (left groin soreness) will not play. Yuta Watanabe remains out and is yet to make his regular season debut because of a calf injury.

Khem Birch, who was originally listed as questionable with a right knee swelling, will play.

Both VanVleet and Achiuwa played in Thursday's win over the Philadelphia 76ers but Birch missed his third straight game. VanVleet saw over 40 minutes of action and tallied 32 points, including a clutch three-pointer that helped Toronto seal a 115-109 win. Achiuwa accounted for just four points on 1-of-10 shooting but had three blocked shots and nine rebounds in nearly 30 minutes. 

The Raptors enter Saturday's matchup tied with the New York Knicks for seventh in the Eastern Conference at 7-6.