TAMPA, FLORIDA - JANUARY 31: Nikola Vucevic #9 of the Orlando Magic (Photo by Douglas P. DeFelice/Getty Images)
The Toronto Raptors have been leaking coolant over the last few weeks, as losing stars like Pascal Siakam, Fred VanVleet, and OG Anunoby right before the Trade Deadline in a competitive Eastern Conference could not have come at a more inopportune time.
The Raptors need to make some upgrades at the deadline has gone from something they probably should check off to an absolute necessity, as the play-in tournament is doing little to negate the fact that Toronto could be on the verge of their first season without playoff basketball in nearly a decade.