The Raptors find themselves in an entirely unfamiliar position these days: Hoping for some NBA draft lottery luck.
Having missed the playoffs for the first time since 2013, the Raptors return to the lottery on Tuesday night with the seventh overall pick and dreams of moving up to one of the top four slots.
The math is not in their favour — a 7.5 per cent chance of being No. 1, a 33.9 per cent chance of dropping to No. 8 — but they have enlisted the good mojo of veteran guard Fred VanVleet to represent them at the virtual ceremony.