Because the Toronto Raptors are fairly young as a franchise, they don’t have those long-term rivalries like that of the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers do. Nevertheless, there are quite a few teams that Raptor fans will be extra excited to face in the upcoming season.
This article will bring up five teams that the Raptors currently have the biggest rivalries with by tying in the teams’ history, current players on each team and the threat they pose in the league.
These are teams that have throughout recent years have brought some of the most exciting games to the Raptors arena and have made their case as a threat.