The Toronto Raptors’ deep run into the basketball post-season has put Canada’s lone NBA team in the spotlight around the league and across the country. It should be more of a preferred destination for free agents in the future. “There’s a lot of people and a lot of sweat equity that went into this great run,” said former NBA head coach Jeff Van Gundy. I think that speaks a lot to how important basketball is here.” The Raptors’ 2018-19 run has really caught people’s attention. It’s only going to grow the sport, grow the participation and grow the fans.

Source: thestar June 11, 2019 23:03 UTC