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Mercedes protege Pascal Wehrlein has been named as Manors first race driver for the 2016 season. The 21-year-old German has served as understudy to Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg at Mercedes since 2014 and last year became the youngest ever champion in DTM, Germanys leading touring car series.Manor had been the only team on the grid not to name either of their drivers for the new season, but with less than two weeks until testing begins in Spain, the Banbury-based outfit have finally announced the arrival of Wehrlein. The youngster had been linked to a race seat at the team ever since they secured the coup of Mercedes engines for 2016. Wehrlein will be the second rookie on the grid after Renaults Jolyon Palmer, and the fourth German driver.Manor Racing is a great place for me to start my Formula 1 racing career - Im very pleased to be here, said Wehrlein. Wehrlein with Manor owner Stephen Fitzpatrick (left) and racing director Dave Ryan (right) Its a small and totally focused team and I soon hope to know everyone. Though its my first F1 season my aim is to help [owner] Stephen [Fitzpatrick] and the guys achieve their goals.It will be a tough challenge but I think we should be able to challenge for points along the way. Its going to be good fun.Wehrlein competed seven test days last season, four for Mercedes and three for Force India, having first driven an F1 car in late 2014. A word for my racing family at Mercedes-Benz, and particularly for Toto [Wolff], who have guided my career thus far and made this opportunity possible, he added. Thanks for the incredible support to help me achieve my dream; now its down to me to grab the moment and perform on track. Who is Pascal Wehrlein? To the Manor born: Introducing the new rookie for 2016 Manor owner Stephen Fitzpatrick described the young German as a sharp driver with a very promising future and believes Manor Racing is perfectly placed to help Pascal make a big impact in his first season.The team are yet to announce who will fill the second seat, the only one still open on the 2016 grid.Two of their race drivers from last season, Alexander Rossi and Will Stevens, are thought to be in contention along with Indonesian Rio Haryanto.Rossi competed in five of the final seven races for Manor in 2015 and told Sky Sports last week things are looking positive in his attempts to secure a full-time drive. Pascal Wehrlein career summary 2011 ADAC Formel Masters champion 2012 Formula 3 Euroseries runner-up 2013 FIA European F3 (three races, one win, two podiums), DTM 22nd 2014 DTM 8th, Mercedes F1 test driver 2015 DTM champion, Mercedes and Force India F1 test driver Manor enter a new era in 2016 following the departures of long-time lieutenants John Booth and Graeme Lowdon.In addition to the arrival of Mercedes latest engines, the team have signed F1 stalwarts Dave Ryan, Nikolas Tombazis and Pat Fry as they aim to move away from the back of the grid.Manor have confirmed their 2015 car will be called the MRT05 and make its debut at the opening Barcelona test on February 22-25.Meanwhile, Mercedes now have two of their young drivers in roles at other teams after Frances Esteban Ocon was loaned to Renault to serve as reserve driver. 2016 driver line-upsMercedes: Lewis Hamilton and Nico RosbergFerrari: Sebastian Vettel and Kimi RaikkonenWilliams: Valtteri Bottas and Felipe MassaRed Bull: Daniel Ricciardo and Daniil KvyatForce India: Nico Hulkenberg and Sergio PerezRenault: Kevin Magnussen and Jolyon PalmerToro Rosso: Max Verstappen and Carlos SainzSauber: Felipe Nasr and Marcus EricssonMcLaren: Fernando Alonso and Jenson ButtonManor: Pascal Wehrlein and TBCHaas: Romain Grosjean and Esteban GutierrezThe first Barcelona test starts on Monday February 22 and the Sky Sports F1 Digital team will be providing live commentary from dawn until dusk on all four days of both Barcelona tests while Sky Sports News HQ will also deliver live updates from trackside. 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Last year, Toronto set a club record for wins (56), won their third straight Atlantic Division title and advanced to the Eastern Conference finals for the first time in team history.Last year is last year. Every year is a new year, Raptors coach Dwane Casey said. Weve got to come out, scratch, execute, have the same mentality that weve got to be the hardest working team on the court that night to win. If we come out and just try to show our press clippings on the floor, its not going to work.Weve got to have that hard-work mentality and that hard hat mentality to be successful in the Eastern Conference.Toronto returns 11 players from last years team, including All-Stars DeMar DeRozan and Kyle Lowry.Detroit starts the season without starting point guard Reggie Jackson, who will miss at least the first month because of tendonitis in his left knee.The Pistons ended a six-year playoff drought last season, finishing with a 44-38 record good for eighth in the Eastern Conference. They were swept by the eventual champion Cleveland Cavaliers in four games in the first round.Detroit, in its second season under Stan Van Gundy, finished 15th out of 30 in points scored per possession and 13th in points allowed per possession.ddddddddddddIn order to continue improving, general manager Jeff Bower went out and added to his clubs depth in the offseason giving 27-year-old power forward Jon Leuer a four-year deal in free agency, signed Boban Marjanovic away from the San Antonio Spurs via an offer sheet and added veteran point guard Ish Smith.To me what you dont want to do is have a ceiling on this group, Van Gundy told the Oakland Press. I look at it and say I have great respect out there for the other teams, I think the East has gotten better again. ... I get it, all but at the same time I look at it and say, Why not us? Why not?If were willing to do what it takes, and people take a step forward and we commit more defensively, why not us. Why does there have to be a ceiling on us. Why cant we be that team, contenders. I think the guys have high expectations.On Monday, the Pistons made a move to bolster its lineup claiming guard Beno Udrih off waivers from the Miami Heat and released guard Ray McCallum. Udrih is a 12-year veteran who averages 8.5 points and 3.4 assists in his career.The 6-foot-4 Slovenian played for the Heat and Memphis Grizzlies last season, averaging 4.7 points and 2.6 assists. ' ' '