Season eight of Game of Thrones. Season two of Friday Night Lights. Season six of Lost. Season four of Community. The Toronto Raptors’ 2020-21 season. A grouping of terrible seasons amidst otherwise excellent runs. But all of these disappointing seasons were not without redeeming qualities. There were still moments that reminded us why we watch in the first place.
For the Raptors, some aspect suggest that the season is still not written, and others, more importantly, set up the future. In three lessons, we learned about that.
1) Adequate centre play just makes life easier
We did not need to see the Raptors with a solid centre to understand that they would be a better team if their five-man could be relied upon.