Setting aside the coaching change, there are big questions about which direction the Raptors should go with their roster this summer. The team is lined up to be a significant tax payer the next two seasons, especially if they want to retain their free agents over the next two summers. But that tax payment was probably intended to come along with a measure of success a little ways above being swept in the second round of the playoffs.
So, over a few articles, we’ll explore some options the Raptors have. First, we’ll start simple: what if Toronto wants to keep the core of this team together, and give it another shot with a new coach?