Toronto Raptors: 5 bold predictions for 2017-18 NBA season
By Evan Massey
1. Toronto will make it to the Eastern Conference Finals
At this point in time, the national media has already crowned Cleveland and Boston as the two best teams in the Eastern Conference. That may be true on paper, but the Raptors will not allow that to happen on the court when everything is said and done.
Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan will end up leading their team to the Eastern Conference Finals.
Are the Raptors good enough to beat LeBron James and the Cavaliers? Probably not this season, but they have a solid core and are not going to go down without a fight. A Toronto vs. Cleveland series would be extremely entertaining with the talent that both teams have.
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The Toronto Raptors are going to surprise a lot of people this season. They may not be the most hyped up team heading into the 2017-18 NBA season, but they will be one of the four teams left playing at the end of the year.