
2. Manageable schedule
The Raptors were the victims of one of the most difficult schedules in the league in the first half of the season. Considering how they’ve played the pre-Kevin Durant trade Nets and red-hot Knicks four times each, Toronto has already multiple tussles with the 76ers, Heat, and Donovan Mitchell-led Cavaliers.
On top of the fact that Toronto had a very easy schedule right before the All-Star break, they will begin the next part of the schedule by playing a banged-up Pelicans team, the 10th-place Wizards twice, the disappointing Bulls, and the Pistons again. The team can do some damage here.
Will the Toronto Raptors win games in the second half?
While their first-half choke job against a depleted Jazz team shows that no team should be checked off as a victory before the game starts, Raptors fans have to like playing some of the league’s less impressive teams after running through a complete gauntlet early in the season.
With the new roster tweaks already taking shape, the Raptors should have more than enough raw star power and scoring skills to make themselves a viable postseason opponent. Wins might be easier to come by now that they won’t have to play a title contender four times in two weeks.