Anunoby and Siakam square off in the NBA Playoffs in a battle of the beloveds with the goal of…..

Four months ago, the Toronto Raptors employed Pascal Siakam and O.G. Anunoby on their basketball team. Two players who lived near and dear in the hearts of Raptors’ fans while also inhabiting a space of uncertainty in the same cavity.

Was the team good enough with Pascal as the star? Could O.G. stay healthy enough to be impactful in a playoff run should the Raptors ever get back to one? Should either or both of them be traded? Should they be extended forever and ever? So. Many. Questions.

All of those questions, whether they be rooted in love or concern were extremely valid at the time, though, Raptors fans now have to wear a different tint of eyewear that the two beloved players have been moved along to new teams. Eyewear that, perhaps, has shades of remorse, or regret in the glass when looking both backwards and forwards at two players who were not only drafted by Toronto, but were lovingly and painstakingly shaped into the players they’ve become today. What if, right?