#raptors

#raptors

Even before it landed Kevin Durant, Houston had embraced a surprising strategy for escaping the depths of despair. It paid above market value for NBA champion point guard Fred VanVleet, invested in a veteran wing in Dillon Brooks, and prioritized size and versatility from thereon out-ultimately resulting in 52 wins and the No. 2 seed in the Western Conference.

After a year of offensive experimentation, where Barnes tested his limits as a scorer, his role heading into this season will be much different. But this is something he's used to. Over the course of his four-year career, Barnes has had to wear a variety of hats, first for a fledgling team trying to make the playoffs and then for a rebuilding group that oriented around him.

Former Raptors head coach and current Detroit Pistons executive Dwane Casey has thrown his hat in the ring and has met with MLSE president Keith Pelley, per sources.

Masai Ujiri's departure from the Raptors marked a significant transition as the organization seeks a successor to fill his important role in the front office.

CMB led the Raptors in points, rebounds, steals, and should've been in assists, showcasing his impact despite poor shot-making from teammates.

The researcher Vladimir Dinets was surprised to observe that a young Cooper's hawk utilized traffic patterns to hide while hunting, marking a notable intelligence in raptors.

Predicting win totals is not a science, and those who came close, or guessed it on the dot, hell yeah. Well done.