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Hollinger says Raptors will beat Vegas predictions

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He has a piece on the Athletic today on 5 teams that will exceed expectations. Raptors is one of them. Toronto Raptors (45.5) The difference between what I’m projecting for the Raptors and where the Vegas consensus lies is the biggest discrepancy for any team. Toronto won 46 games a season ago, traded for Kawhi Leonard in the offseason and has a preseason over/under of … 45.5 wins? Sorry, not buying that. I might have picked the over even without the Leonard trade, as good as younger players ...

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[Lorenzi]: Chicago Bulls roster analysis: Caleb Wilson pushes things forward in more ways than one

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Remember when the Bulls seemed to exclusively employ guards? Now, Chicago’s future and roster crunch, lies in the frontcourt. Wilson and Matas Buzelis are the headliners. Jalen Smith is the role-playing connector. Leonard Miller and Noa Essengue own a foot in the rotation. Dailyn Swain is hoping to eventually make Graham look prophetic (and also become more of a guard). Isaac Okoro’s deficiencies force him to be a forward. Patrick Williams is still standing, too, even if this regime doesn’t s...

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