The Toronto Raptors travel to face the Portland Trail Blazers at Moda Center on Wednesday.

The Raptors (7-3) appeared to be facing an uphill battle losing Kawhi Leonard after their title run last season but they've been stellar so far this year. In fact, they look to be pretty much the same team as last year, despite missing half of their roster. While Leonard is sorely missed, it makes it even tougher with Kyle Lowry and Serge Ibaka getting injured last week. That has left this rotation very thin and it's a wonder if they can hold up with this roster. The good news is that Fred VanVleet and Pascal Siakam appear to be in breakout seasons and that's obviously needed with so many injuries. They've also gotten great contributions from players like Chris Boucher and OG Anunoby, which can't be overlooked either. Unfortunately, Anunoby is out for this game, as he has an eye injury of his own.

The Trail Blazers (4-7) have gotten off to a rough start this season. What's really disturbing is the fact that they are just 1-3 at home. This is a team that's traditionally dominant at home and it's a wonder why they've been so bad there this season. What's killing this team is their wing production. Once Zach Collins went down, they really had a hard time filling that void. That's left players like Rodney Hood, Mario Hezonja and Anthony Tolliver to fill the forward spots and that's simply not good enough in today's NBA, even with two elite guards. Hassan Whiteside has been a pleasant surprise but he's not really matching what Jusuf Nurkic did last season either.

While these teams split their two-game season series last year, Toronto has actually won seven of their last eight games over Portland in total.