One season on from winning their first-ever NBA championship, the Toronto Raptors find themselves in a potentially compromising position this year. No longer are they favourites for the title after the departures of Kawhi Leonard and Danny Green.
Instead, they can be viewed in many different scenarios. They still have one of the most talented squads in the Eastern Conference but without that superstar talent, that could prove moot. They could well challenge for homecourt advantage but with a number of teams in the East improving, they could well drop down the pecking order.