Toronto Raptors
Record: 27-15
Quietly, the Toronto Raptors have been one of the most consistent and better teams in all the NBA, especially in the Eastern Conference. Yes, I know we’ve been down this road with the Raptors before, even last season, but they look different this year.
DeMar DeRozan looks like a different player, and the team is deeper.
Toronto is three games out of the top seed in the Eastern Conference and is on pace to win about 54 games this season, which would be a franchise record for this team. Again, they’ll have to prove it in the playoffs, but this team looks like the second-best team in the East.
Grade: A
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