Forty-five games into the regular season and it can be concluded that this has been the best season in Toronto Raptors franchise history thus far. Their 31-wins through 45 games is a franchise high and their 112.9 offensive rating is the highest in the team’s history.
DeMar DeRozan, the team’s leading scorer for the last five seasons, is having another career year, this time by improving his long-range shooting and play-making ability. Rookie OG Anunoby is proving to be a steal as the 23rd overall pick. Kyle Lowry continues to be the engine to the roster, Jonas Valanciunas and Serge Ibaka are rounding into form playing alongside each other, Fred VanVleet is stealing the hearts of Raptor fans, and Pascal Siakam and Jakob Poeltl are two sophomores that are at times playing like veterans.