Christie said that the worst period in the franchise’s history was the so-called LeBronto era. If you’re unfamiliar, the LeBronto era refers to the period in the mid-to-late 2010s when the Raptors — led by All-Stars DeMar DeRozan and Kyle Lowry — would have tremendously successful regular seasons, and then promptly get not only eliminated, but annihilated by the LeBron James-led Cleveland Cavaliers. And it sucked. And I get how Christie came to the conclusion that it was the worst period in franchise history. After years being treated as an afterthought in the NBA — of only being mentioned in the context of conversations about which teams should be moved and places free agents don’t want to sign, of being a punchline or an afterthought or the NBA equivalent of Siberia — the eyes of the NBA were finally on Toronto. ESPN was talking about us in a positive way. These were teams that looked absolutely excellent in the regular season. Teams that topped their division and were top five in the league in the regular season.
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