It was a coming-out year in his NBA career, a calendar year in which he became a key component who played every significant fourth quarter for a very good Toronto Raptors team. Raptors guard Fred VanVleet believes his temperament helped him adjust to an off-season of upheaval with the team. I guess the standard, setting certain short-term and long-term goals have never changed.” Raptors coach Nick Nurse is another who has been through a year of upheaval and change. “(It’s) never all good, (take) the good with the bad, a lot of balance in life but obviously an interesting year for me personally and professionally. “I think I’ll remember a lot of this year.” Doug Smith is a sports reporter based in Toronto.

Source: thestar December 31, 2018 22:52 UTC