BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS - FEBRUARY 11: Jaylen Brown #7 of the Boston Celtics defends Pascal Siakam #43 of the Toronto Raptors (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
The Toronto Raptors are not only being doubted by the larger basketball media because of the fact they lost Kyle Lowry in free agency, but also due to their misfortune of being grouped in with some of the best teams in the game in the ultra-competitive Atlantic Division.
The Raptors must contend with two of the championship favorites in the Nets and 76ers, who are once again expected to fight each other for the division crown.