Toronto Raptors guard/forward RJ Barrett addressed the expectations set by the team’s performance this past season heading into 2026-27 and beyond. The Raptors finished with a 46–36 record, placed fifth in the Eastern Conference, and fell short in a hard-fought seven-game first-round series against the fourth-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers.
(via Toronto Raptors):
“I think it creates a little bit of expectation, which is good. We’ve shown how good we are, so now we’re going to be held to that standard as we should, and that’s what you want as a competitor. I definitely would rather not be sitting at home during the playoffs and wondering if they’re going to draft somebody and take my job and stuff. So yeah, I think it’s good expectations.”
