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Raptors: stuck in good-but-never-great rut, or ready to win?

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The Toronto Raptors success, or lack of it, next season, hinges upon the performance of non-core players. Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan are unlikely to slip much from the All-Star levels they have achieved in the past few years. Those two are the rainmakers of Toronto’s winning ways, and are in the prime of their careers.

However, neither man is likely to enjoy a leap in their numbers. If the Raptors are going to break out of the second-tier status they seem to inhabit in the minds of NBA fans, one or more of the current lesser lights needs to enjoy a break-out season.