The second half of the season starts now!
Yes, the pandemic made splitting the season into two, fairly even, schedules possible. But with the trade deadline looming after the All-Star break, you’ve got to think the players’ minds were on anything but a break.
Heck, every Raptor outside of Fred VanVleet, Pascal Siakam, and OG Anunoby were hearing nothing but trade rumours for weeks!
We constantly reference the mental toll this season has played on the Raptors. Being displaced from Toronto and essentially playing road games for over a year, in addition to multiple COVID-19 scares, has made the Raptors’ season much more difficult than any other NBA team.