It’s been a long time since an NBA all-star game didn’t include a member of the Toronto Raptors.
The last time it happened, in 2013, Bryan Colangelo was in his last days as general manager, Dwane Casey was in his second season as head coach, and the 34-win Raptors didn’t make the playoffs. Tim Leiweke knew enough to be appalled by this state of affairs. Masai Ujiri arrived shortly thereafter. The playoffs became an annual expectation. And in the seven all-star games since, there has been at least one Raptor on the roster. In the most recent five editions of the game, there’ve been two.