NBA playoffs in August? We’ll take it.
The Toronto Raptors will ramp up their championship title defence on Monday as the next chapter in this unprecedented season begins with a first round matchup against the Brooklyn Nets.
Raptors reporter Doug Smith, who has covered the team since their inception in 1995, joined Braydon Holmyard of the audience team to cover a number of topics ahead of the series. Smith touches on the mental toll of the NBA bubble, Matt Thomas leapfrogging Terence Davis in the rotation, how the Raptors can make quick work of the Nets and why this seven-year run should be cherished regardless of this year’s outcome.