The great parable “it’s not how you start, it’s how you finish” has never meant nearly as much to anyone or anything as it has in sports. Competitors start strong and exert all their energy into gaining a lead, they forget that it’s a marathon and not a sprint. While that is true, the Toronto Raptors will use the start of this season to figure just how they want to proceed.
A lot has been made of the Raptors offseason and the acquisitions they have made during free agency, and even more has been made of the loss of Kawhi Leonard and Danny Green.