With the rush of the Raptors’ first trip to the Eastern Conference final now starting to dissipate, the hard questions the off-season will bring inch closer.
The most difficult questions centre around contracts. The Raptors will have to pay to keep DeMar DeRozan in the only uniform he’s known in his seven-year NBA career, though his attachment to this city and team came through in almost every answer he gave on Saturday to what his pending free-agency could hold for him.
The beauty of this year’s team is that it was just that — a team. Every player knew their role, embraced it and, when they had to, stepped out of their comfort zone to do more.