We have 5 NBA caliber or long term players returning lol.
mMounirM
Magic have defense. We don’t have that yet.
FactCheckingThings
Is it a “generationally weak east”? Thats.seems overblown.
Cavs vs Magic was a defensive matchup.
jak_d_ripr
Well let’s do some simple math. Will we be better than the Celtics? Probably not, so definitely no 1 seed. Will we be better than a healthy Sixers or Bucks? Probably not again, so no 2 or 3 seed. What about the Knicks? I wouldn’t bet on it, so we’re already out of the top 4.
From here it gets a little more interesting. We were probably a lower play-in team if we stayed healthy this year, so I could see us climbing into either the upper half of the play-in, or even 5 or 6 depending on internal development and off season moves.
But top 4? Nah, unless something crazy happens in the next 12 months I don’t see us getting in the top 4 next year.
ilickedysharks
This is not a generationally weak East lol
mellted_cheese
If you think this East is âgenerationally weakâ I have to assume you are 8 years old. Itâs not the strongest it has ever been but itâs above average for what the East has been over the last 25 years.
vaalbarag
The problem is that the difference between 2 and 8 was just four games in the standings. If the tiers break out roughly similarly next year, yeah, sure we could be in that tier with seven other teams; Magic don’t finish top 4 without having much better injury luck than many of the other EC teams. Even if we assume we’re in that tier of 2-9 teams, and give all of those teams in that tier equal odds, that’s only a less than 40% chance we finish in the top 4. And it’s more likely that we don’t rise to that tier, or end up on the lower end of it, or don’t have great injury luck (we’re much thinner than some of those teams); or some teams in that tier improve (or have better injury luck), and then only 2 or 1 of those top-4 spots are available.
All of which is to say, sure, it’s possible. But a lot needs to go right for the Raptors, and a lot needs to go wrong for several other teams.
SufficientLettuce350
What an awful post
FalseZookeepergame15
No we’re not as close as some people like to believe. Talent and depth is nowhere close to the top 4 even the top 6. We have a case for a Play-In ceiling with this team.
getmeon
Can everyone stop using “generational”?
sighfun
I wouldn’t bet on it
cmcwood
Of course the raptors can’t be a top 4 seed next year. What kind of a stupid fucking question is this?
There are 3 teams that were better than the Raptors this year that almost certainly will improve. Plus you have the Knicks, Bucks and Celtics.
xoxowithlove
Two years ago yeah. Right now? Not in a million years.
cutedogowner
It’s not weak. Other than maybe the top 3. There is just a lot of parity I find. So it seems weak but that’s just because there’s no LeBron level boogieman wrecking havoc each season
Serviceofman
There’s finally parity back in the league and idiots like this think it’s “weak” because they’d rather watch superstars tamper/cheat and create “super-teams” instead of having teams actually grow organically and compete, which makes the game 1000x better
Let’s just throw Luka, SGA, and Wemby on the same team and have them win 4 of the next 5 championships so we can all watch predictable shitty basketball and have zero hope…because that’s great for for the game…
Raptorsthrowaway1
This is a generationally weak post. OP, are you just posting your bullshit twitter account to drive engagement?
We are closer to bottom 4 than top 4.
P_Ray07
I could see the raptors being play-in level next year and top 6 material in two years
wizzy1278
đ top4
larrylegend1990
I rather we lose to get more lotto picks. Doesnât make sense when this team cannot compete at a high level
dgr8one
raps aren’t sniffing the playoffs for another 3+ years.
top 4? lmao
TeeBev
Are you joking? This team is not even close yet. If the east is generationally weak then why are we still getting our asses handed to us lol
CBridgeDC
Absolutely not
Seanbig888
Realistically if iq doesnât make a jump on offense no
FeelingMango
No. Iâm betting on one more lottery year, then play offs / play in for 2026.
BubblyPhilosophy3476
is this a joke? raptor fans are so deluded… ur not jumping from a playin team to a top 4 seed
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We have 5 NBA caliber or long term players returning lol.
Magic have defense. We don’t have that yet.
Is it a “generationally weak east”? Thats.seems overblown.
Cavs vs Magic was a defensive matchup.
Well let’s do some simple math. Will we be better than the Celtics? Probably not, so definitely no 1 seed. Will we be better than a healthy Sixers or Bucks? Probably not again, so no 2 or 3 seed. What about the Knicks? I wouldn’t bet on it, so we’re already out of the top 4.
From here it gets a little more interesting. We were probably a lower play-in team if we stayed healthy this year, so I could see us climbing into either the upper half of the play-in, or even 5 or 6 depending on internal development and off season moves.
But top 4? Nah, unless something crazy happens in the next 12 months I don’t see us getting in the top 4 next year.
This is not a generationally weak East lol
If you think this East is âgenerationally weakâ I have to assume you are 8 years old. Itâs not the strongest it has ever been but itâs above average for what the East has been over the last 25 years.
The problem is that the difference between 2 and 8 was just four games in the standings. If the tiers break out roughly similarly next year, yeah, sure we could be in that tier with seven other teams; Magic don’t finish top 4 without having much better injury luck than many of the other EC teams. Even if we assume we’re in that tier of 2-9 teams, and give all of those teams in that tier equal odds, that’s only a less than 40% chance we finish in the top 4. And it’s more likely that we don’t rise to that tier, or end up on the lower end of it, or don’t have great injury luck (we’re much thinner than some of those teams); or some teams in that tier improve (or have better injury luck), and then only 2 or 1 of those top-4 spots are available.
All of which is to say, sure, it’s possible. But a lot needs to go right for the Raptors, and a lot needs to go wrong for several other teams.
What an awful post
No we’re not as close as some people like to believe. Talent and depth is nowhere close to the top 4 even the top 6. We have a case for a Play-In ceiling with this team.
Can everyone stop using “generational”?
I wouldn’t bet on it
Of course the raptors can’t be a top 4 seed next year. What kind of a stupid fucking question is this?
There are 3 teams that were better than the Raptors this year that almost certainly will improve. Plus you have the Knicks, Bucks and Celtics.
Two years ago yeah. Right now? Not in a million years.
It’s not weak. Other than maybe the top 3. There is just a lot of parity I find. So it seems weak but that’s just because there’s no LeBron level boogieman wrecking havoc each season
There’s finally parity back in the league and idiots like this think it’s “weak” because they’d rather watch superstars tamper/cheat and create “super-teams” instead of having teams actually grow organically and compete, which makes the game 1000x better
Let’s just throw Luka, SGA, and Wemby on the same team and have them win 4 of the next 5 championships so we can all watch predictable shitty basketball and have zero hope…because that’s great for for the game…
This is a generationally weak post. OP, are you just posting your bullshit twitter account to drive engagement?
We are closer to bottom 4 than top 4.
I could see the raptors being play-in level next year and top 6 material in two years
đ top4
I rather we lose to get more lotto picks. Doesnât make sense when this team cannot compete at a high level
raps aren’t sniffing the playoffs for another 3+ years.
top 4? lmao
Are you joking? This team is not even close yet. If the east is generationally weak then why are we still getting our asses handed to us lol
Absolutely not
Realistically if iq doesnât make a jump on offense no
No. Iâm betting on one more lottery year, then play offs / play in for 2026.
is this a joke? raptor fans are so deluded… ur not jumping from a playin team to a top 4 seed