Toronto Raptors - Fred VanVleet and Pascal Siakam (Photo by Abbie Parr/Getty Images)
The Toronto Raptors are currently sitting at an 9-12 record so far this season. While they are not contending for a playoff spot at the moment, the team is 7-4 in their last 11 games and appearing to be moving upward after digging themselves out of the early hole they found themselves in.
While the Brooklyn Nets will undoubtedly give Toronto a world of problems on defense given their superstars in Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, and James Harden, the unusually deep East can present a Toronto team that will likely have to slide into the playoffs as a low seed with a multitude of problems.