Raptors enter off-season with hope after year filled with trades, injuries, tragedy

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Scottie Barnes, seen above in November, said in a season-ending press conference on Monday that he tried to take the positives from a hand surgery that cost him the final two months of his all-star campaign.

Positive re-framing was a theme on Monday as the Raptors held season-ending news conferences after cleaning out their lockers and having exit interviews with head coach Darko Rajakovic and Toronto's front-office staff Toronto made a series of trades through December and January that effectively made Barnes the face of the franchise and he was named to his first-ever NBA all-star game in February.

"I wasn't really frustrated, it was a freak accident and God's got a plan for me," said Barnes, a scar visible on his hand. "But the last month I've been hurt, these last 20 games or so, that has been frustrating, watching us lose and not being able to be out on the floor with the guys and try to help us win.

Poeltl agreed that in the brief window when all the trades were done and everyone was healthy, the Raptors worked.

 

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