The NBA playoffs are in full swing. Some teams are on the outside looking in.
Some of them are expected to be. A team like the Detroit Pistons or the Houston Rockets knew they wouldn’t be here this year. Those teams are focused on the future.
On the other hand, some teams are disappointed. They expected to be participants in the big dance. Instead, they’re on an early vacation.
For example, look at the Toronto Raptors. This was supposed to be a playoff team in 2022-23. They didn’t make it.
Now, plenty of people are expecting them to blow up their core this summer.
Here are three deals to help them do so.