NBA Playoff Picture Finally Takes Shape, XN Sports Provides The View

NBA Playoff Picture, Steph Curry
  1. Toronto Raptors (45-32)

One of the hardest working teams in the league, in the end you just get the feeling ultimately the Raptors will be doomed by the sum of their parts. That’s not a knock on Toronto, or at least it’s not intended to be a derisive one, it’s just that even with a roster led by Kyle Lowry (18 points, seven assists and five rebounds), DeMar DeRozan (20 points, five rebounds) and Jonas Valanciunas (12 points, six rebounds) the Raptors appear to still be at least one top-tier player short of having any truly legitimate shot.

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Glenn Minnis
Glenn Minnis is an XN Sports NBA contributor. He has written for the Chicago Tribune, ESPN, BET and AOL. Follow him on Twitter at @glennnyc.