G League Playoff Preview: How do the Raptors 905 stack up?

Raptors 905 coach Jama Mahlalela calls for a timeout as the Raptors 905 tries to make a comeback against Oklahoma City Blue. December 12, 2018.The Raptors 905 are heading into the playoffs pretty much in the same spot as the 2017-2018 version of this team: fourth seed in the Eastern Conference, about to play a knock-out game against the Grand Rapids Drive at home, while another Atlantic Division team (Long Island Nets) waits for the winner.

Only this time, there won’t be a Lorenzo Brown that will put his team on his back, nor the defense and the discipline of past Raptors 905 teams. They now have to rely on Jordan Loyd and Chris Boucher to provide the main scoring load and hope that the rest…