Some big-name departures from the conference gives Raptors renewed hope.
Masai Ujiri has chosen a path — in part because it was chosen for him — and now must determine his next step.
On the day the Raptors president officially welcomed back point guard Kyle Lowry and forward Serge Ibaka, creating a three-year window for his team to remain among the elite in the NBA’s Eastern Conference, the next moves — filling a hole or two and solving some roster redundancies — were foremost on his mind.