TORONTO - It’s almost a luxury for Fred VanVleet and the Toronto Raptors to have several days to prepare for just one opponent.
VanVleet and his teammates are spending two days at the OVO Centre, the Raptors practice facility, strategizing as Toronto gets ready to host the Chicago Bulls in the first round of the NBA Eastern Conference’s play-in tournament on Wednesday. The winner of that game will go on to face either the Miami Heat or the Atlanta Hawks on Friday in the second round of the bracket.
“I think it should bode well for us to just be able to lock in on one thing,” said VanVleet, with a towel still draped over his head following practice on Monday.