"The year of 2025 has been one defined maybe most by wild swings of emotion for the Toronto Raptors. Toronto traded for Brandon Ingram, which allowed it to continue to tank to end the year. Then the team didn't rise in the draft and added Collin Murray-Boyles. The season started, and the team looked great! (For one game.) Then terrible, then great, now terrible again. A real roller coaster."
"Through it all, there has been comprehensive coverage here at Raptors Republic. Some of the top stories include reactions to that trade for Ingram, that Murray-Boyles pick, the collapse of the team's fortunes over the previous few weeks. We've been here, with you, watching it all unfold. If 2026 is anything similar, we could lose five years of our lives."
"The hope, the most optimistic hope possible, is that the Raptors simply are outclassed by size. And there could be something to that. The Milwaukee Bucks (Giannis Antetokounmpo, Myles Turner), Dallas Mavericks (Anthony Davis, Dereck Lively II), San Antonio Spurs (Victor Wembanyama), and Houston Rockets (all) are simply enormous teams. Perhaps the four largest in the league? Or, at least, four of the five - the Cleveland Cavaliers are coming up next. (Hold on to your butts.)"
2025 was defined by wild emotional swings for the Toronto Raptors. Toronto traded for Brandon Ingram, enabling the team to continue tanking to the end of the year. The team failed to rise in the draft and selected Collin Murray-Boyles. The regular season opened with a strong single-game performance, then alternated between terrible and great stretches, producing a roller-coaster campaign. Reactions focused on the Ingram trade, the Murray-Boyles pick, and a recent collapse in team fortunes. The Raptors often appear outclassed by size, facing enormous opponents like the Bucks, Mavericks, Spurs, Rockets, and soon the Cavaliers. Scattered defensive chaos is undermined by size disadvantages.
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