Can Raptors win Atlantic Division again? Off-season retooling creates new rankings
By Brian Boake
Nov 21, 2014; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; A detailed view of an official NBA game ball bearing the stamped signature of commissioner Adam Silver (not pictured) before the start of the Toronto Raptors game against the Milwaukee Bucks at Air Canada Centre. Mandatory Credit: Tom Szczerbowski-USA TODAY Sports
MID-SUMMER REPORT – NBA’s ATLANTIC DIVISION
The NBA Draft is done, and free agency’s nearly behind us. How does the Toronto Raptors’ roster stack up compared to their rivals in the Atlantic Division? The quickest route to the playoffs is being a Division “champion”. Keeping tabs on these squads, all of whom we have to play four times, offers insight on our team’s chances. Here’s my early guess of the Division standings after 82 games wrap up in spring, 2016. Of course, “black swans” like trades or injuries could upset all these predictions, but we’ve got to try.
It’s much too early to guess at win totals; I’m only suggesting the final standing, from worst to best.
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