Nested in ESPN’s (Insider Only) column about each NBA team’s future is an understanding that uncertainty pushes a franchise down the rankings. This morning Kevin Pelton and Bobby Marks updated their Future Power Rankings, based on a 0-to-100 (real quick) scale assessing Players, Management, Money, Market, and Draft. If there are question marks involved in any of those categories, then a team gets dinged going forward.
In that light, how did the Raptors fare in this future take? Let’s take a look.
After stepping past the Warriors at no. 1 (obviously), the Celtics at no.