The Toronto Raptors won an NBA championship, ranking them as the best “professional” team in the world. Yes, they lost their best player in Kawhi Leonard along with starting shooting guard Danny Green. And yes, they face a confusing future with three of their best players on expiring deals. But hey! They still have the ability to be a top-three team in the East; they also have a promising star in Pascal Siakam.
With one of the most promising young rosters, including Jamal Murray and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and a slew of accomplished NBA veterans, Team Canada was supposed to be one of basketball’s rising powers this summer.