TORONTO — Reality will set in soon enough.

The Toronto Raptors will begin their training camp on next Tuesday in Calgary, their pre-season the following Monday in Vancouver and their 31st regular season campaign on Oct. 22 in Atlanta.

All the words spilled and hopes and dreams shared won’t matter much when the ball goes up for real.

But until then, anything can happen, so why not dwell on the positive? There will be plenty of time over 82 regular-season games to dissect what the Raptors are missing, and what or who is holding them back.

But for now, let’s take a look at what (or who) could propel them forward. Normally, teams that are coming off 25- and 30-win regular seasons don’t generate loads of reasons for optimism. But for now, why not think positively? Can the Raptors out-perfor

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