CHICAGO—No one truly understands how a Raptors playoff chase can energize the city as well as RJ Barrett.
He was a kid when a four-year post-season drought ended with an unlikely 2006-07 playoff appearance. He lived through five long playoff-free springs from 2009 to 2013 and he watched, exhilarated, the steps that culminated in a 2019 NBA championship.
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