Toronto Raptors - Malachi Flynn (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
Time is running out on the Toronto Raptors’ playoff hopes for the 2020-21 season and, if the past three games are any indication, a turn-around in performance isn’t imminent. As our initial mock draft makes clear, attention is starting to turn towards the summer for the next phase in the rebuild.
Newer Raptors fans may have the luxury of being unfamiliar with this state of being – basically playing out the string of a disappointing season while remaining trapped between yearning for better lottery odds and instinctively wanting the team to succeed.