Raptors have one issue going into regular season

The Toronto Raptors are going into the season with a decent amount of upside and a chance to return to the playoffs for the first time since 2022.

Bleacher Report writer Grant Hughes questions whether the Raptors will be able to overcome their questionable roster fits with the talent on the team.

"Talent isn't the issue for the Toronto Raptors, who have five legitimately good starters in Immanuel Quickley, RJ Barrett, Brandon Ingram, Scottie Barnes and Jakob Poeltl. The problem lies in the way those players fit together," Hughes wrote. 

"Toronto is light on floor-spacing in that unit, and any three-point shooting specialist it might insert to address the shortcoming would diminish the overall quality of the group. Gradey Dick might be more dangerous as a catch-and-shoot threat than Barrett (in theory; Dick is only 1.0 percent more accurate for his career), but he's not a better player than Barrett on balance.

"If the Raptors win more games than they lose this season, it'll be because they overcome their ill-fitting roster by leaning on pure talent. That's not an impossible gambit, but it's one that also wouldn't be necessary if Toronto's decision-makers gave a little more thought to complementary skill sets."