Patience Going to be Key For Raptors Who Turn Attention Toward the Future Following Loss to Knicks
The Toronto Raptors are going to need to be patient as the organization turns it attention toward the future following a loss to the New York Knicks
When last season came to an end for the Toronto Raptors, team president Masai Ujiri made it clear the organization was looking to get back to its draft-and-develop roots.
From 2015 to 2017, the Raptors could do no wrong. They somehow seemed to nail every single draft pick and undrafted free agent signing over the span of three years. In hindsight, it’s unfathomable how hot that streak was.
But since then, Toronto’s track record has been problematic.
Save for Scottie Barnes who has been a resounding success so far, Toronto has not hit on a single draft pick or undrafted free agent singing in the past five years. Even the young prospects they’ve targeted in trades haven’t worked out.
To be fair, that championship-winning three-year stretch can’t be the standard. Hitting 1.000 over any multi-year sample is an unreasonable expectation. But the lack of success lately has taken a toll on Toronto who has found itself without adequate depth for the last three seasons.
