There’s considerable prestige attached to playing Christmas Day games in the NBA. It usually means you’re an elite team with marquee players whom people want to see. The Toronto Raptors check those boxes but were still snubbed from the lineup of games on Christmas.
The usual suspects are slated to ball out on Christmas. The big markets include New York, both LA teams and of course the finals rematch between Cleveland and Golden State. The one match-up that would make Raptor fans raise their eye brows would be the OKC/Minnesota game. The NBA needs Russell Westbrook on their biggest day and OKC should be there.