It required five postseasons without a name before Masai Ujiri had seen enough. With Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan anchoring the backcourt, the Toronto Raptors had tapped out. In five seasons from 2013-14 to 2017-18, the Raptors won more regular-season games than any other Eastern Conference team, but the Raptors saw more first-round exits compared to trips to the Eastern Conference finals, never reaching the NBA Finals. And last July, Ujiri forced his movement. The Raptors traded DeRozan — the […]
