Masai Ujiri and the rest of the Toronto Raptors front office seem to be very bullish on the potential of this group, as they kept many of the big names on the roster together. Around them, there was a good deal of change following a bitterly disappointing end to their season.
The Raptors fired Nick Nurse after a 41-41 campaign culminating in a humiliating postseason exit against the Chicago Bulls. It turns out that choking away a giant lead at home and missing the playoffs just one year after giving Joel Embiid’s 76ers everything they could handle is not the best way to stick around.