Toronto Raptors - Kyle Lowry and Pascal Siakam (Photo by Tom Szczerbowski/Getty Images)
The Toronto Raptors are not entering the season with the usual expectations surrounding them. That is less on the Raptors and more due to the changes the Eastern Conference teams have gone through.
The Toronto Raptors have always benefited from playing in a much weaker Eastern Conference throughout the years. That wasn’t the recipe for their success, but facing weaker adversity is always a nice ingredient to have. However, this off-season had the Eastern Conference teams go through several changes that put them on a similar level to the West in terms of competition.