The NBA has officially released the schedule for it’s eight-game “seeding” season, which starts July 30 in Orlando. The defending champion Toronto Raptors will open their mini-season on August 1 against potential Finals opponent LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers.
Nothing like jumping right into the deep end, eh?
From there, the Raptors will play seven additional games:
So, not an easy schedule, with games against pretty much all of the Eastern Conference contenders!
I guess on the good news front, there’s only one back-to-back, and hey, we finally get our long-awaited matchup against Jonas Valanciunas the Memphis Grizzlies!