The talent is far superior to the Rockets and the Pistons. It s the Raptors turn to rise next season, right?

The most surprising team this season is the Rockets and the Pistons. Two teams that have been playing badly for many years have finally completed the reconstruction this season and have begun to make their mark in the season, with both teams reaching the playoffs this season at the same time.

, and the team that has been playing badly with them for many years also has the Raptors. After Leonard led the team to win the championship in the 18-19 season, they only entered the playoffs in the following year. They missed the playoffs in the past four years, and the Raptors have officially embarked on the road of reconstruction. In the five years after winning the championship, the team sent away Leonard, Lowry, Ibaka, Van Vritte, Valanciunas, Powell, Anunobi, Siakam, Gasol Jr., Danny Green and other heroes to win the championship. At the same time, in these five years, the Raptors have also stockpiled enough talented players.

1, Barnes

was selected by the Raptors in the fourth pick in 2021, averaging 19.3 points, 7.7 rebounds, 5.8 assists, 1.4 steals and 1 block last season. Barnes has won the Best Rookie, selected as the All-Star, and has grown into the absolute core of the Raptors.

2, Grady Dick

was selected by the Raptors with the 13th pick in the first round of 2023, averaging 14.4 points, 3.6 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game last season. Dick has made significant progress in his second season and has improved all the data. I believe that he can become an important scorer on the Raptors' bench next season.

3, Pelter

3 In February 23, the Raptors traded Kenm Burch and a draft pick to the San Antonio Spurs in exchange for Pelter. In fact, Pelter was selected by the Raptors in the early 2016. Last season, he averaged 14.5 points, 9.6 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 1.2 steals and 1.2 blocks per game. Peartel's finishing ability is amazing, with a shooting percentage of 62.7% last season, while his career shooting percentage is as high as 63.1%. He is the most reliable inside player on the Raptors.

4, Barrett

23, the Raptors sent Anunobi, Achuva and Flynn to the Knicks in exchange for Barrett, Quickley and a 2024 second round pick. As one of the three Duke masters of that year, Barrett was worthy of his title of Tanhua, although he did not have particularly outstanding achievements. Last season, he averaged 21.1 points, 6.3 rebounds and 5.4 assists per game, making him more than enough as a starting guard.

5, Quickley

As the leader in Anunobi's trading Barrett, Quickley got more opportunities with the Raptors, and averaged 17.1 points, 3.5 rebounds and 5.8 assists per game last season, which was also a stable starter. In fact, Quickley is also a first-round pick.

6, Giakobe Walter

was selected by the Raptors with the 19th pick in the first round of 2024, averaging 8.6 points, 3.1 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game last season. As a rookie defender, his performance is still remarkable.

7, Ingram

This year, the Raptors sent Bruce Brown, Kelly Olynick, a first-round draft pick and a second-round draft pick to get Ingram from the Pelicans trade, and completed a three-year, $120 million contract extension with him, demonstrating his determination to stay.

8, Boucher

Although Boucher is a undrafted, he is the longest player in the Raptors, and he is also the only player who still stays in the Raptors among the 18-19 championship winners. Last season, he averaged 10 points and 4.5 assists per game, and his height and wingspan often became the team's surprise.

As of this season, the Raptors have basically completed the reconstruction and formed an eight-man rotation lineup with the starting lineup of Pearl, Barnes, Ingram, Barrett, Quickley and substitutes of Dick, Boucher and Walter. Except for Boucher, the other seven people were all high-ranking drafts in the first round.

And their biggest advantage is the three-front lineup of Barnes, Barrett and Ingram. These three front lines are tall and long, capable of offense, defense and shooting. Look at the way the Knicks' three-front line tortures the Celtics' double-team this year, I believe it will be the turn of the Raptors to rise next season.