Why the Raptors are ankle-deep in the shoe business

In the minutes after last Tuesday’s 107-95 loss to the Houston Rockets, Pascal Siakam sat on a folding chair next to his locker, scrolling through his smartphone. The discarded husks of his ankle tape lay near his feet, as did the teal Nike KD10s he wore that night.

Across the room, Danny Green had already removed his Puma Uproars, and soaked his bare feet in a tub of ice water.