The Raptors officially step into a nasty 5-game stretch of their schedule with a date in San Antonio. The Spurs are the best of the 5 opponents Toronto will face, but 3 of the other four are well above .500, and the other, Chicago, has given our team fits in recent seasons.
San Antonio has been the best-managed franchise in professional sports for two decades. Their worst record since 1999-2000 was 50-32 in 2009-10, and they have won four championships in this century.
They keep their players (and their coach) forever, and the success of the Spurs means players know they must check their egos if they want to get on the floor.