In the big picture of the NBA season, the preseason isn’t super important — except as a time marker. Come the following days, as announced by the Raptors this Wednesday afternoon, Toronto’s basketball team will once again be playing professional ball.
The games may not count, but if they present a chance for us to get our first look at a Kawhi Leonard-led Raptors team, I’m sure there will be some excitement around them.
On top of that, the locations! The Raptors will play just one home game (at the, uh, Scotiabank Arena) in the preseason.