Toronto Raptors All-Star point guard Kyle Lowry is confident the Raptors are going to be a good team in 2019-20 even though superstar small forward Kawhi Leonard is gone.
Leonard left the Raptors after one season to sign with the Los Angeles Clippers in free agency this summer. With Leonard out of the picture, pundits expect Toronto to struggle next season.
Lowry, though, doesn't care what the critics say and is riding with his teammates.
“It is what it is. We’re still going to be able to run it back,” Lowry told Chris Mannix of Sports Illustrated. “We’re the champions and we’re trying to defend our title. I’m confident with our team.”
And being the first NBA champions to enter a season without the Finals MVP?
“I don’t know,” Lowry said. “First time you have ever seen it. Who knows? We are the champions. No matter what, that will never be taken away from us. Never, ever.”
The Raptors' roster is headlined by Kyle Lowry, Pascal Siakam, Marc Gasol, Serge Ibaka, OG Anunoby, Fred VanVleet and Norman Powell. In a wide-open Eastern Conference, Toronto should be a playoff team.
The Milwaukee Bucks and Philadelphia 76ers are the two elite teams in the East. The Boston Celtics, Brooklyn Nets and Raptors are a tier below the Bucks and Sixers.
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