ATLANTA — So, this can work, right?

That’s the question that overhangs everything at the start of the NBA regular season when training-camp optimism and pretend games give way to the real thing, and a team either makes sense or it doesn’t.

The Toronto Raptors drawing the Atlanta Hawks for opening night was almost perfect in that sense. The Raptors’ cause for optimism is the addition of Brandon Ingram and a healthy Immanuel Quickley (remember his string of injuries began 14 minutes into the last year’s opener, the start of a frustrating 33-game season) to their rotation, as well as an additional year of experience for their younger rotation pieces.

Does it all fit? Can Ingram and Barnes thrive together? Is there room for RJ Barrett to make significant contributions?

All questions that n

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