Raptors players, coaches and team officials now are gathering in Fort Myers, Fla., for "close to two weeks of small-group workouts before venturing to the Orlando area, where they'll be sequestered on an NBA campus for up to three months," according to Doug Smith of the TORONTO STAR. The state of Florida is "in the throes of a drastic increase in the number of coronavirus cases," but the Raptors "obviously feel they can maintain the health and safety of a group of more than 30 players, coaches and officials" for that period of time. Those who were in Toronto "travelled to the Fort Myers area" yesterday. Some of the rest, who had "spent the past few months in the United States or elsewhere, were already there." The Raptors "will work out in the gym" used by FGCU. Why the Raptors chose Florida is "unknown," and neither team President Masai Ujiri nor GM Bobby Webster have "publicly discussed it yet." However, with restrictions "still in place for anyone entering Canada, it was likely not feasible to use the OVO Training Centre in Toronto" (TORONTO STAR, 6/23).
