After a 110-103 win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday, the Toronto Raptors are over .500 for the first time all season. Feel free to release the “never underestimate the heart of a champion” tweets in your drafts.
Toronto has wins over Philadelphia, Brooklyn and Milwaukee (twice) this month. Those would be the top three teams in the East. Nick Nurse finally moved Aron Baynes to the bench this week in favour of a smaller starting five and the Raptors might finally be ready to start this strange Tampa Bay season.
It’s time to answer the most important question in basketball (runner-up questions: Can we please stop showing the Anthony Edwards dunk and how will we remember Chris Finch’s 31-game run as assistant coach?