Coming into the 2024-25 NBA season, Toronto Raptors fans, writers, and honestly many other people league-wide assumed this season was already in the books. You have a young core, a younger bench, and a relatively new NBA head coach — the tank was palpable.
Add on the fact that it was barely training camp before the injuries started piling up. RJ Barrett hurt his shoulder, Immanuel Quickley hurt his pelvis and then his elbow, Scottie Barnes got an elbow to the face... Not to mention Kelly Olynyk and Bruce Brown have yet to make their debut.