Oh hello! Welcome back to NBA basketball! The All-Star break is over, and not a moment too soon, as the discourse around All-Star Weekend was particularly painful this year.
It’s time to get to the pain that is the 2023-24 Toronto Raptors.
Our Raptors, with a re-made roster that, well, may or may not fit together, have lost three straight games (two of them embarrassing blowout losses) and 7 of their last 10. They remain five full games out of 10th place in the East (and the play-in tournament), and are currently sixth from the bottom of the standings (with their lottery pick being top-6 protected).