Despite the oddsmakers having given up on them — one book has them at 33-to-1 to win it all, behind a dozen other teams — the Raptors are not quite ready to call it quits on their 2019 title defense. On Saturday’s Media Day, that much was clear every time a member of the organization was asked about the mood heading into the new year. It began from the top of the day, and franchise, with team president Masai Ujiri setting the tone.
“I think the expectations in sports always is to win,” said Ujiri. “We play sports to win, there’s nothing else.