Toronto Raptors: 50-1

The Toronto Raptors opted to stand pat this year. But why could the Raps, a outfit, go?
Kyle Lowry obtained a contract of four years and $48 million, which promised the team’s leader and pace-setter will reunite. When the ink was dry on that deal, the Raps knew they could sit back and bank last February from the likes of DeMar DeRozan and Jonas Valanciunas , the latter having made his first All-Star Game.
There is still some intrigue about the roster, stable though the Raptors are. Virtual unknown Bruno Caboclo has been the surprise pick of Toronto, and nobody is quite sure how great the Brazilian might become.
Lucas”Bebe” Nogueira, 22, joined the Raps via commerce in June, and he is another potential-packed prospect. Although he’s not close to being a major contributor to the ground, Nogueira is tackling the adjustment to his team in stride, based on Eric Koreen of this National Post:”Regardless, you get the feeling that if Nogueira was in the heart of Siberia with no fall of Russian in his repertoire, he’d still be smiling, laughing and just generally being loud.”
In sum, the Raptors did a nice job of keeping up a status quo while injecting just exciting possibility to have some upside.
And no, I can’t explain why their odds are low as the Knicks’.

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