TORONTO - When Brandon Ingram was traded from the New Orleans Pelicans to the Raptors last season, he made it clear he wanted to stay in Toronto.

But there's been a specific part of being a Raptor that he loves.

“I guess Darko coming into the locker room, yelling," laughed Ingram, referring to head coach Darko Rajakovic's habit of running into Toronto's locker room, screaming, to hype up his players. "That’s not just one day, it’s every day. He brings the energy every single day. He’s the leader of our team.

"He makes sure we bring it to practice, to games, to shootarounds. He makes sure we have it every time we step on the basketball floor."

Added Ingram: "That, for me, is the best part about being here: a coach who is present every single day."

The low-key Ingram said that despite s

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