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Forgotten Raptors Playoffs: Jason Kapono earns his contract in 2008

Welcome to Forgotten Raptors Playoffs! All throughout the 2019 NBA Playoffs, we’ll be looking back at past Raptors series — going all the way back to 2000 — and digging into the hidden, underrated, forgotten or straight-up wacky subplots and memories!

Today we look at the least memorable series in Raptors history: The Eastern Conference quarter-finals in 2008.

The Situation

The Outcome

What Everyone Remembers

Uh... does anyone remember this series? I think the only thing anyone remembers is that Sam Mitchell decided to start 7-foot sophomore Andrea Bargnani at small forward in the first two games of the series.