A season like no other begins for the Toronto Raptors with Saturday’s media day, setting up a Sunday start to five days of training camp in Quebec City. There’s the 25th season of existence to celebrate and, oh yeah, an NBA title to defend. And these five questions to answer:
Who starts?
It is somewhat unusual for a team that’s defending a championship, but the Raptors go into the pre-season with two-fifths of the starting lineup empty. It’s a virtual certainty that Kyle Lowry, Pascal Siakam and Marc Gasol will reprise their starting roles, but there are many directions coach Nick Nurse can go with the other two spots, and the battle for jobs might be interesting.