It has been a while since a Toronto Raptors season arrived with this little fanfare. Few expected much last season — and not much is what they got — but there at least was some buzz ahead of the 30th season in franchise history, with Vince Carter’s jersey set to be retired and the history of the Raptors primed to be celebrated all year.

But this autumn? Pretty much crickets. That’s not surprising, given the run that has taken the Toronto Blue Jays all the way to the World Series and because the market-leading Toronto Maple Leafs have been playing for about a month now.

So, what do you need to know about this edition of the Raptors? Glad you asked:

THE BACKGROUND

Toronto is coming off two years of rebuilding under head coach Darko Rajakovic. The ledger reads 25 and then 30 wins, but Raj

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