More than any other team in recent Raptors history — yes, even the Cavaliers — the Washington Wizards remain as something of a franchise boogie man. Some may point to the Nets and their tyranny in two different eras, and some will say LeBron truly looms over all, but in my book it is the Wizards who stand out. It is this core — DeMar DeRozan, Kyle Lowry, Jonas Valanciunas, Dwane Casey — that was embarrassed and swept by them. There were a lot of reasons for it, and things are different now, but that doesn’t erase what happened.
Raptors vs. Wizards Game 1 Thread: VanVleet out, plus other updates, TV info, and more
