To say the Toronto Raptors need to tank is like saying we need more electric vehicles: it’s true, but we’re already on the way there. The defence, which used to be an organizational superpower, doesn’t work anymore. The cohesion, which used to be assumed, is frayed.
After losing to a Boston team that was missing three starters by the end of the game Saturday, the Raptors had the sixth-worst record in the NBA. After beating New York on Sunday, they inched back into seventh. Well, you can’t lose them all.