CLEVELAND, OH - APRIL 10: Aron Baynes #46 of the Toronto Raptors passes the ball to Stanley Johnson #5 of the Toronto Raptors (Photo by Lauren Bacho/Getty Images)
The Toronto Raptors will likely end up without playoff basketball for the first season in nearly a decade. For every success story, like Malachi Flynn emerging as a stud and the acquisition of Gary Trent Jr. at the deadline, Toronto had to watch the likes of Stanley Johnson and Aron Baynes eat up big minutes in an already cursed season.
Playing a season in Tampa amid the COVID-19 pandemic already started the Raptors off on the wrong foot, and the losses of Marc Gasol and Serge Ibaka forced the Raptors to hastily construct this subpar roster.