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The Raptors host the Washington Wizards on Wednesday to tip off a season that's different in so many ways. Longtime leader Kyle Lowry is gone. There's no superstar like Kawhi Leonard. And the team is back on this side of the border, home — finally — after COVID-19 protocols forced the Raptors to call Tampa, Fla."home" last season.The key Wednesday, Nurse said, is to not let the excitement of the moment get the best of his team.
Only four players — Fred VanVleet, Pascal Siakam, OG Anunoby and Chris Boucher — remain from that roster. VanVleet, who will shoulder much of the leadership load in Lowry's wake, recounted a quote he'd read. "I know it's gonna be a long season, something that I’ve never been through before, but just keep trying to bring that positive energy. If people are tired, me having those young legs, just keep running, it takes pressure off them to just be able to throw the ball up the floor or I just make easy transition buckets that help us sustain the lead and stuff like that. So that's just what I plan to do.
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