Rookie McCaw impresses early

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — During his professional debut Saturday, Patrick McCaw showed why the Warriors traded $2.4 million to Milwaukee on draft night for the combo guard’s rights.

The second-round pick from UNLV recorded 11 points, four assists and five steals in Golden State’s 97-93 exhibition loss to Toronto. With the starters watching from the bench in the second half, McCaw used his length to get into passing lanes and pushed the tempo in transition.

“For me, it was just about getting up and down the court a few times,” McCaw said. “I was a little starstruck at first. I’m a rookie and I’m still learning, but it’s all fun.”

As the Warriors’ only player on the Las Vegas Summer League roster now under contract, McCaw led Golden State with 15.8 points per game on 46.7 percent shooting (38.2 from three-point range). His size, versatility and instincts give him a chance to beat out guard Ian Clark for Golden State’s backup shooting guard job.

“We kind of saw it in summer league, so this didn’t surprise me,” head coach Steve Kerr said. “This kid knows how to play. He’s smart, knows how to move the ball, sees angles, understands the geometry of the game. He’s just a guy who gets it.” No anthem protest: Saturday morning, before the Warriors headed to Vancouver’s Rogers Arena for their preseason opener against Toronto, Kerr told his players that the organization supports whatever they decide to do during the national anthem. However, if anyone had a silent protest in the works, he wanted to know.

None materialized. The Warriors stood, arms behind their backs, as the anthem played Saturday. The Raptors interlocked arms in front of them.

“It’s not going to be a story if we don’t do anything for the anthem,” Kerr said, referencing the movement that 49ers’ backup quarterback Colin Kaepernick started. “If people just stand for the anthem, I don’t think that’s a story.”