SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 08: Nick Nurse head coach of the Toronto Raptors talks to Chris Boucher #25 of the Toronto Raptors (Photo by Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images)
The Toronto Raptors have officially started to gear up for a pivotal 2021-22 season, as their 11th place finish last year is simply not acceptable for a franchise that has been as used to winning as this one. Still, the latest Raptors odds don’t paint as optimistic a picture for this campaign.
In addition to the fact that some first-time head coaches were given better odds to win Coach of the Year than 2020 recipient Nick Nurse, OG Anunoby was given the same odds to win Defensive Player of the Year as Kevin Durant and Kristaps Porzingis.