What’s the ceiling (and floor) for the Toronto Raptors in the Eastern Conference in 2024-25?
What’s the range of outcomes for the Toronto Raptors as the Scottie Barnes Era begins in earnest in the 2024-25 NBA season? In Episode 1705, Sean Woodley and Joe Wolfond (The Score) take a look at the best, worst and most likely case scenarios for a Raptors team that seems to have put to noxious vibes of last season behind them as they pivot to a core led by Scottie Barnes, Immanuel Quickley and RJ Barrett. What is the best case outcome for this team? And does the win total matter as much as the on-court results for the Raptors’ most important players? They also get into what the worst-case situation would look like for this year’s Raptors, and what kind of deadline moving and shaking we could see depending on the results the team sees in first few months of the campaign. Lastly, Sean and Joe take a look at the Raptors’ range of potential finishing positions within the Eastern Conference. Is the Top-8 really as entrenched as it seems going into the season? Are the Raptors too good to truly tank to the bottom barring a rash of injuries? And is there value for this team to make a push for a play-in spot? Tune in for all that and more!
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4 Comments
The hardest thing about being a Raptors fan for me is that every season seems to be a new experiment that has the potential to be boom or bust. I'm sure other fan bases experience that but it seems it's the weird chronic identity for the Raps. I think it's one of the reasons why the Raptors fan base can be a little unstable sometimes.
Wolfond, Darko's philosphy is fir the the team to take more 3 & shots at the rim. He leaned into that a lot to start the season & it splintered when Svottie & others went out. So your assessment that thry will be bottom 5 in attempts is wrong. Infact, pre-injuries, etc they were top 10 -12 in 3 pt attempts. He also wants SB to take them to keep defense honest & diversify his offense. I agree with him taking 3's but I don't want him to take that many.
Davion, Gradey, IQ, RJ, Kelly* & Chris* are all capable of making 3's especially c& s . That is way more than other teams some of whom are purported contenders by media.
Raps finished 8 in lottery position last season. I would not trade Yak. We need him b/c good Centers are hard to find. I want you all to go & listen to all of SB's interviews. He said he is not into losing. He don't care if people talking about rebuild, etc. He has always being a winning player.