Chicago Bulls: NBA power rankings for all 30 teams
By Luke Askew
14. Toronto Raptors
It feels odd putting the Raptors at No. 14 since they were just hoisting the Larry O’Brien Trophy at their championship parade a few weeks ago. But when the best player in the NBA leaves your team for the Los Angeles Clippers, you should feel honored to make the top 14. It actually says a lot about where the Raptors are as an organization that losing Kawhi Leonard doesn’t immediately drop them to the bottom of the league.
Barring a weird trade, the Raptors will head into the 2019-2020 season with a rising star in Pascal Siakam, a veteran point guard in Kyle Lowry, two quality big men in Serge Ibaka and Marc Gasol, one of the best backup point guards in the league in Fred VanVleet and a young up-and-comer in OG Anunoby.
No, the Raptors won’t be repeating champs, but they’ll still be really, really good. Don’t sleep on them.