Good riddance, Tampa!
This season has been one of the most difficult to watch because the expectations — and accompanying stats — painted the picture of a playoff contender. With the team unofficially, but practically, eliminated from the post-season, it’s better late than never to admit that the numbers have been wrong!
Toronto entered the season with double-digit win streaks against the Bulls, Sixers (at home), Timberwolves (at home), and Lakers. The Raptors lost all of those streaks this year.
The Raptors brought back four good-to-great-to-elite defenders in Kyle Lowry, Pascal Siakam, Fred VanVleet, and OG Anunoby, with the departed Marc Gasol and Serge Ibaka looking like shells of their former championship selves.