{"id":4680,"date":"2019-09-28T22:26:45","date_gmt":"2019-09-28T22:26:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.offshoresportsbooks.com\/news\/?p=4680"},"modified":"2019-09-28T22:26:48","modified_gmt":"2019-09-28T22:26:48","slug":"toronto-raptors-want-more-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.offshoresportsbooks.com\/news\/toronto-raptors-want-more-success\/","title":{"rendered":"Toronto Raptors Want More Success"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Toronto Raptors took advantage of NBA media day\nyesterday to talk about the fact that they are hungry for more success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"raptors-plan-to-fight-for-another-title\">Raptors Plan to Fight for Another Title<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>The fact that <a href=\"https:\/\/dev.offshoresportsbooks.com\/news\/nba-news-and-notes-grizzlies-iguodala-in-stalemate\/\">Kawhi Leonard took his talents to Los Angeles<\/a> is not going to stop the Toronto Raptors. While they might not be favorites to repeat, they are\u00a0a hungry group with a lot of pride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They spoke about their eagerness to defend their first NBA title.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anybody who thought that the Raptors were going to be in rebuild mode\nare wrong. There is no clear cut favorite in the Easter Conference which has\nthe Raptors feeling like it could be them. Of course most would disagree from\nthe outside looking in but the Toronto Raptors could care less.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"toronto-managed-without-kawhi-before\">Toronto Managed Without Kawhi Before<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Last season this team played a lot of games without Kawhi Leonard. While\nthey weren&#8217;t the same without him in the lineup, their record was very similar.\nLeonard&#8217;s performance in last year&#8217;s playoffs were so extraordinary that at\ntimes it seemed like he was carrying the franchise in his back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unfortunately for the rest of the group, that doesn&#8217;t tell the full\nstory. Siakam stepped up as did Van Vleet. As much as Kyle Lowry&#8217;s playoff\nperformances have been maligned in his career, he had his best performance in\ntheir closeout game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What often times looked like a one-man show was a total team effort.\nEven without Leonard the Raptors will be one of the best defensive teams in the\nleague.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"pascal-siakam-needs-to-take-the-lead\">Pascal Siakam Needs to Take the Lead<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In order for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/raptors\/?tmd=1\">Toronto Raptors<\/a> to have any chance of repeating, Pascal Siakam will have to take the next step in his development as a player. He has all of the tools to be a star in the NBA and the Raptors will hope he is ready for the spotlight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He is the most talented player on a championship team and with that\ncomes a certain amount of responsibility. He comes off as a humble hard working\nyoung man who people sometimes forget hasn&#8217;t been playing basketball nearly as\nlong as most of his peers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Siakam still has 2 years left in his rookie contract but the Toronto\nRaptors have already approached his agent about signing an extension. The\nRaptors don&#8217;t have to worry about Siakam wanting to of home and play since he\nis not from the U.S.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Instead they would be wise to sign him as soon as possible because he\nwould be one of the most in demand free agents on the market should he not\nreceive a new deal from Toronto. Considering Masai Ujiri&#8217;s role in bringing\nAfrican players to the NBA, it&#8217;s hard to imagine Siakam feeling more comfortable\nanywhere else.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Add to that the fact that he is a favorite among fans who have literally\nwatched him grow up as a basketball player before their eyes. As the lone\ninternational city in the league, international players tend to get a lot of\nlove up north.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"kyle-lowry-and-the-veterans\">Kyle Lowry and the Veterans<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a team with a strong veteran presence. Kyle Lowry has always\nbeen the leader of this group, even Kawhi was still around. The hard nosed\nformer All Star has let go of hard feelings regarding the way Dermar DeRozan\nwas traded. Winning a championship has a funny way of doing that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He realizes now that Ujiri ultimately made the right choice and Lowry\nbenefited from his friend being traded away, regardless of the circumstances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For Lowry, now it&#8217;s about being the veteran leader than he has always\nshown himself to be. He will have some help from veterans Marc Gasol and Serge\nIbaka.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gasol had himself a historic summer winning an NBA title followed by a\nFIBA World Cup. When he was traded from Memphis, he seemed like a player whose\nbest days may have been behind him. By the time the playoffs rolled around, he\nturned back into what he has always been. A strong defensive presence and a\ntimely shot maker. It&#8217;s hard to imagine the Raptors being world champions\nwithout his contributions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The other veteran big man that stepped big time for this team was Ibaka.\nWhile he is nowhere near the player he once was on OKC, he played big when the\nRaptors needed him. The fact that the Toronto Raptors had three former\ndefensive players of the year in their 7-man rotation can&#8217;t be underestimated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"should-be-an-interesting-battle-in-the-east\">Should Be an Interesting Battle in the East<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s hard to predict how the Raptors will finish because things can go\nin a few different directions. First if all their biggest challengers in the\nEast, the 76ers and the Bucks will be hungry to avenge their playoff losses to\nthe Raptors.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Toronto Raptors took advantage of NBA media day yesterday to talk about the fact that they are hungry for more success. Raptors Plan to Fight for Another Title The fact that Kawhi Leonard took his talents to Los Angeles is not going to stop the Toronto Raptors. 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