1 pick, and the NBA will see some tanking this season, boy. The bad and good news is the Toronto Raptors couldn’t tank even if they dragged the operation back to Tampa and strapped Fred VanVleet — their most essential beating heart — to a lounge chair for a year. The Raptors are an NBA afterthought in most prediction circles because they seem like the classic example of good, not great. The gap between those teams which will try to win and try to lose might be wider than ever this season, with Wembanyama on the near horizon. And the Toronto Raptors might not be a title contender quite yet, and still need to develop, or change course, to get there.

Source: thestar October 19, 2022 21:55 UTC