Toronto was a city of champions just a few short years ago. These days, the Raptors are an exercise in futility, and the Leafs are the Leafs. Hey, at least those Blue Jays are good!
I’m struggling to come to grips with what this organization is exactly doing. They make the OG Anunoby trade, which brings back RJ Barrett and Immanuel Quickley. Then last year, they do a trade for Brandon Ingram. Now, we
take Collin Murray-Boyles in the draft, only to fire the Masai Ujiri, the GM who made all of these moves, AFTER the offseason is already done? As a wise man once said, “WHAT ARE WE DOING?”
The Raps are a very weird amalgamation of dudes between 6’5” and 6’10”, with Jakob Poeltl being just about the only exception. Is a team that rolls out Scottie Barnes, Brandon Ingram and RJ Barrett at the same time capable of doing, well, anything? They lose Chris Boucher, who was a great culture piece for them, along with former Maverick great Kelly Olynik (IYKYK). Let’s get to the odds.
Toronto Raptors: Over/Under 37.5 wins (-148/+120)
Last season: 30-52
Additions: Collin Murray-Boyles (9th pick in NBA Draft), Sandro Mamukelashvili
Losses: Chris Boucher (Boston), Bruce Brown (Denver), Kelly Olynik (San Antonio)
I couldn’t make sense of this team last year, and it’s even worse for me this season. What is the objective here? Scottie Barnes, RJ Barrett and Brandon Ingram are all good players, but they each are uniquely frustrating as well. Murray-Boyles is a very interesting draft pick, but where does he fit alongside the rest of this roster? This team is a prime candidate for a trade deadline blow up. It’s under all the way here for me, especially at a number that’s eight wins ahead of what they were last season at a nice plus number.
