The Toronto Raptors are faced with the toughest division in the Eastern Conference. However, the Southwest Division has been the NBA’s toughest division for close to two decades now.
From the trio of Texas powers in Houston, San Antonio, and Dallas, to the rise of New Orleans and Memphis, this division usually sends at least three teams to the playoffs.
Despite the NBA’s changing landscape, most of the teams have found ways to thrive.
Houston has reinvented itself into becoming the antithesis to Golden State. Led by James Harden and Chris Paul, the Rockets added Carmelo Anthony to bolster their “Iso Ball”.