5 Reasons why the Toronto Raptors are a legitimate title contender

#3 Bench Play

VanVleet steals the ball from Spencer Dinwiddie

The Raptors have what may be the deepest and most functional bench units in all of the NBA. Delon Wright is a pesky defender at the point guard position, while Fred Van Vleet is one of the best two-way players off the bench in the entire league (he owns a staggering net rating of +14.2, with a defensive rating of 97.3); his handles are right up there with the elite in the league.

Norman Powell and CJ Miles are valuable 3-and-D contributors off the bench who can bolster the Raptors at any given point in the game with their hustle and volume 3-point shooting.

Dwane Casey has used Jakob Poetl and Pascal Siakam as defensive options at the 4 and 5 positions with resounding success this season. All taken together, Toronto can field up to 11 players in every single Playoff game without any noticeable drop-off in production.