Several former Toronto Raptors have come out of the woodwork in recent days to give their thoughts about playing for — and living in — the only Canadian NBA city. And most of the sentiments have been anything but positive, with them calling out the “disadvantages” that come with it.
The discourse all started when ex-Raptors forward Thaddeus Young, who spent parts of three seasons with the team from 2021-24, appeared on Tidal League’s Out The Mud Podcast to lament his time with the club.
Young’s complaints about playing for the Raptors seem to centre around things like having to travel through Canadian customs each time the team returned to the city from a road trip, how cold it can be in Canada, getting “stuck at the…