The Raptors held their 2017 training camp in Victoria, BC at the University of Victoria which is far away from the intense media spotlight that is professional sports in the city of Toronto.
This has proven to be one of the better decisions the team has made in some time.
Having the team 3000 kilometres away from The6ix has allowed the players to focus solely on basketball and kept them away from the large media swarms that happen when they’re in Toronto.
There were no questions about Colin Kaepernick or Donald Trump that can shine a negative spotlight on the team or their ownership.