"It's going abroad again, you say we're obviously in the American Professional Basketball League, why are there two teams in Canada?"

"Could it be that Canada is actually part of the United States?"

"North America ~ Canada should be the backyard of the United States, which is recognized by the upper class."

"I don't like the Yankees, it's stupid to have a team here, is there still a possibility for the team here to compete for the title? Give them a Jordan and they won't win the championship. ”

"That's right, how can Toronto compete for the championship."

"Do you think there will be other foreign teams in the future, and the journey to Toronto will be uncomfortable enough, and if you fly to Asia, I'm afraid you'll be dizzy."

"There will be Asian competitions, but there should be no Asian teams."

The flight from Los Angeles to Toronto was full of discussion among Lakers players. In the past few days, the consecutive away trips, from Minneapolis to Denver, back to Los Angeles, and then to Toronto again, the continuous trip is not comfortable, and it is difficult to get a good rest on the plane.

The Raptors, based in Toronto, Canada, are one of two teams in the United States to play in Canada, the other being the Vancouver Grizzlies.

The Raptors have a very short history, as an up-and-coming team that only joined MLS in the 1995-1996 season. Damon Stoudemire is their current leader, a 1.78-metre point guard with exaggerated speed and excellent shooting ability. In his rookie season, he averaged 19.0 points, 4.0 rebounds, 9.3 assists, 1.4 steals and 3.8 turnovers per game.

It couldn't have been more of a done thing to choose a flying squirrel with the No. 7 pick. This draft was pretty much the best one of the options at the time. Although the flying squirrel is not very tall, his other talents can make up for it.

In his rookie season, on November 21, 1995, in the Raptors' 102-97 victory over the Seattle SuperSonics, the flying squirrel slashed 20 points, 12 rebounds, 11 assists and 4 steals, achieving the first triple-double of his career, which was also the first triple-double in the history of the Raptors. He won the MVP at the 1996 All-Star Rookie Game, and at the end of the season, Flying Squirrel was named to the All-Rookie Team for a while and became Rookie of the Year.

This season it went one step further, scoring more than 20 points. He averaged 20.2 points, 4.1 rebounds, 8.8 assists and 1.5 steals per game. With a 35.5% three-point shooting percentage, he averaged 2.2 three-pointers per game.

It can be said that Flying Squirrel is currently a promising young rookie, and many people are optimistic about his future, and the media predicts that Flying Squirrel is guaranteed to grow into an All-Star level guard. It is even possible to grow into the next Smiling Assassin, because his Bole is none other than Isaiah Thomas!

It has to be said that Isaiah Thomas was in management, although there were no outstanding results. There are a lot of excellent players, like Maddy, Carter, and Billups are all brought out by the smiling assassins in the past few years with the Raptors. Maybe he's better suited to be a scout.

Then there's this year's No. 2 show, Marcus Camby.

How do you continue to build a team after you have a top defender on your team?

Pick the big guy!

And Camby is the perfect candidate. He has all the physicalities you need for a top-class centre-forward. Agile footwork, exaggerated bounce, excellent height and reach, excellent block smell.

The upper limit of the smiling assassin's growth goal is the big dream Olajuwang, and the lower limit is Uncle Mu. His performance in his rookie year also confirmed that he has that potential.

He averaged 14.8 points, 6.3 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 1.0 steals and 2.1 blocks per game. Offensive and defensive all-round, because the body has not yet hung meat, and the protection of rebounds makes people feel a little soft, the assassin feels that in two years, Camby will be the next legendary center, and the second pick has selected such a legendary center embryo, which is simply bloody!

If the Smiling Assassin knew that he gave up several Hall of Famer players of the 96 Golden Generation for the sake of Camby, I don't know if he would regret it a little.

The Raptors' other players are also relatively young potential shows.

The shooting guard is Doug Christie, and his pinnacle is when he goes to the Sacramento Kings, acting as the starting point guard for the Kings, and pairing Bibby as the backcourt.

During his five-year career with the Kings, he won one All-Defensive First Team and three All-Defensive Second Team first-team awards. His outside defense is the umbrella of the King's Princeton system, and it can be said that the gorgeous king team is inseparable from his defense. He was the most reliable perimeter defender for that Kings team.

Doug Christie was the No. 17 pick in '92, in fact, the first two years of his career were spent with the Lakers, playing both as a starter and off the bench, and the Lakers finally gave up on him because of consecutive injuries. In the past two years, he has wandered from the Knicks to the Raptors, and finally learned to maintain his health in the fierce American professional basketball, and also played the best offensive and defensive performance of his career.

This season, he averaged 14.5 points, 5.2 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game, has a 43.4% three-point shooting rate, can average 1.8 three-pointers per game, and is a top 3D player.

Hehe, a top 3D wants to change to Eddie Jones? A perfect match with Kobe O'Neal? It's ridiculous.

The Raptors' No. 3 position is Walter Williams, a standard American small forward of 2.03 meters and 99 kilograms. The No. 7 pick in '92, averaged 17.0 points, 4.5 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game in his rookie season, 16.4 points, 5.0 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game this season, averaged 2.4 of 6 three-pointers per game, had a 40% three-point shooting rate, could shoot suddenly, and had an excellent three-point shot, and was an all-round small forward.

Power forward Puoper Jones, who averaged 11.3 points and 10.8 rebounds per game last season, has slipped slightly this season. He is a short, blue-collar power forward.

It can be seen that the average age of this lineup built by the smiling assassin is very low. There are many potential new stars, and the future growth will be very large. The players selected by the Smiling Assassins, three-point and physical talent are his main focus, and the No. 123 position has a very good three-point hand, which is in line with the direction of basketball development. If you can get one or two more stars and replace them with a good coach, it is very likely that you will soar.

This is also the reason why he has the confidence to speak harshly about the Magic, the current record of the Raptors is not very good, 19-31, but the team is quite good.

The current policy is to play rotten and develop players, but this season when they meet some strong teams, the Raptors can still bite a few pieces of meat when they are tough.

Before the All-Star, they played the Utah Jazz, Phoenix Suns, and Portland Trail Blazers, three Western Conference playoff level powerhouses, and proved their strength.

It is precisely because of these victories that Isaiah Thomas has the confidence to compete with the Lakers, even if he can't win! I also want Kobe Bryant to be blown up!

My smiling assassin can even beat a young Jordan, and he can't kill a little Kobe?