Sometime between now and next summer, the Raptors are going to have to turn the page.
Turn the page on the glory of last season’s remarkable NBA championship effort, and many of the famous names who brought this title north.
And begin again.
Sure, the Raps could take a stab at another championship next June. You certainly can’t categorically rule out another title. It seems unlikely, but you can’t rule it out.
It’s what awaits after this season that is both fascinating and, for Raptors fans, worrisome.
Kyle Lowry is 33 and in the last year of his contract.