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Rise of Raptors post Lebron Era

8 final appearances in a row is no normal feat and Lebron rolled over everyone to make it to NBA finals everytime but for past couple of years it was the Toronto Raptors on the receiving end. Even after being amongst the top seeds, Raptors were found looking for answers against Lebron led side.
It always looked like the playoffs brought out the high school version of the Raptors and they kept losing hard to the Lebron in particular. 

Then happened the unusual unrest in the Spurs organization :(
Kawhi Leonard did not suit up for games and was missing from court ,not cheering the team, during the playoffs against the Warriors (screw Zaza Pachulia for injurying him intentionally in previous playoff meeting).  



Then 2018 offseason happened and Lebron decided to take his talents to hollywood ! LA Lakers now had him while Kawhi was traded to Toronto Raptors (along with Danny Green) for Demar Derozan.
Suddenly the Raptors became favourites to win the Eastern Conference because the defensive starting combination of Kawhi, Green, Ibaka & Lowry is as scary as you can imagine it to be. Not just on paper but the effect was evident on court with them outscoring opponents pretty hard. Raptors are leading the league right now record wise and if no injuries happens to them , they are good enough to beat anyone in 7 game series to reach the NBA finals.



Hey Eastern Conference , move over Lebron James coz Raptors are emerging from everyone's shadow.
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