"The Raptors are 13-5, second in the East. Ingram is averaging a team-high 21.6 points on 49/32/86 shooting splits. He's still trying to get acclimated to his new team since the February trade. He didn't play at all for Toronto before the 2025-26 season, and his final game with New Orleans was at the beginning of last December, when he injured his ankle."
"The fact that he's in a place where he can drop 37 points in November is worth celebrating, even though it came on 30 shots. What matters is that on a night where the Raptors weren't shooting the ball well as a team, Ingram came through, leading Toronto to its eighth straight win. The team is still trying to figure things out, but considering this is where they are a month into the season, the vibes are high."
"No one thought that through the first few weeks of the 2025-26 season, the Raptors would have the second-best record in the conference, either. If they can stay healthy (for the most part), imagine how they'll look in the second half of the season. Most importantly, how they'll look in the playoffs. Not that anyone needs the reminder, but Toronto hasn't won a playoff series since 2020."
Masai Ujiri engineered the trade for Brandon Ingram six months earlier and the organization subsequently promoted Bobby Webster to head of basketball operations. Ingram scored 37 points in a recent win over Cleveland and leads the team with 21.6 points per game on 49/32/86 shooting splits. He is still acclimating after the February trade and missed playing for Toronto until the 2025-26 season following an ankle injury in December with New Orleans. The Raptors sit 13-5 and have an eight-game win streak, with optimism about their playoff outlook despite a long series-win drought since 2020.
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