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The 2016-17 Raptors HQ Season Preview Roundtable: Part 1

The 2016-17 NBA season begins tonight, so the Raptors HQ staff got together to answer some pertinent (and, uh, less pertinent) Raptors questions before tip-off. Toronto’s opener is tomorrow, which, coincidentally, is when Part 2 of our HQ Roundtable will be posted. Now, on to Part 1!

Mitch Robson: Jonas Valanciunas. Especially now with the injury to Sullinger, the uber thin front court depth will force "Big Science" to not only elevate his play on both ends. He's simply going to have to improve his rim protection and lateral quickness on defence as well as improve his conditioning to stay on the floor for 30 minutes per game for the first time in his career.