NBA Power Rankings: Cavaliers are right where they want to be

. Toronto Raptors. 6. team. 81. For the Toronto Raptors last offseason and this upcoming one will show how they really feel about this roster as constructed. All the major players on the sidelines and in the front office seemed to have re upped with the team for the foreseeable future. Keeping things the status quo was the only decision they had this year and why it’s going to be a key offseason once more, but this time with Kyle Lowry being the can’t lose type of player he is it might hold more significance to the organization. <p>Up in The Six, the Toronto Raptors are trying to remind the world that they were one of the NBA’s final four teams last year. The Cleveland Cavaliers, Oklahoma City Thunder and Golden State Warriors got most of the publicity over the playoffs and summer, but the Raptors reupped for another year and are seeing their patience pay dividends.</p> <p>DeMar DeRozan is leading the way for Toronto. His 33.7 points per game are not only the highest in the NBA, but are coming in a very efficient manner. He hasn’t made the recommended switch of trading long twos for threes, but he is getting to the free throw line more. His current number of 9.2 free throw attempts per game is a career-best for the Compton native. While the midrange shots won’t drop forever, getting to the line is an easy way for DeRozan to continue to fill up the box score.</p> <p>Dwane Casey has this team locked in and focused to begin the year. Outside of a head scratching loss to the Sacramento Kings, this team has met all expectations that they placed on themselves with their performance from the previous season. It will be interesting to see if any bumps in the road pop up along the way for Toronto. The Raptors are yet to truly face any media backlash in their time as one of the few teams that found their way back atop the Eastern Conference standings.</p>.