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From Tuesday's Globe and Mail Last updated on Friday, Apr. 03, 2009 11:57AM EDT
The Toronto Raptors won 47 games last season and won the NBA's Atlantic Division with the fourth best record in the Eastern Conference. Their team features a young and improving core, a healthy complement of role players, a proven coach and demonstrable team chemistry, with only one player, Jose Calderon, in their projected nine-man rotation heading into the final year of his contract.
So they're a team whose fortunes are on the rise, right? Too bad no one else thinks so:
Sports Illustrated
- Division: 3rd
- Conference: 8th
- Record: N/A
Yahoo Sports
- Division: 2nd
- Conference: N/A
- Record: N/A
ESPN
- Finish in division: 1.9 (average of projected finish by 10 experts)
- Finish in conference: 5.8
- Record: N/A
CBS Sportsline
- Division: 3rd
- Conference: 6th
- Record: 46-26
NBA.com's general managers survey
Which team will win the Atlantic Division?
- Boston Celtics: 70.4 per cent
- New Jersey Nets: 25.9 per cent
- New York Knicks: 3.4 per cent
- Toronto Raptors: No votes
Which team will win the Eastern Conference?
- Boston Celtics: 25.9
- Detroit Pistons: 25.9
- Chicago Bulls: 22.8
- Miami Heat: 14.8
- Toronto Raptors: No votes
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