Scouring the NBA media for reference to the Toronto Raptors is an all but hopeless task.
Have you seen the Christmas games list? You can watch losing teams like the Knicks, 76ers T’Wolves and Lakers, but not our guys. The same applies to the opening week of national (in this context, “national” means the U.S.) games.
As for the NBA’s website: in a piece on emerging teams, the Celtics, Bucks, and 76ers are mentioned as Eastern Conference successors to the Cavaliers. OK then.
ESPN weighs in with their prediction of the Eastern winner.