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The Raptors face an off-season like no other, with a handful of free agents to decide on, an uncertain financial picture and a first-round pick in the Nov. 18 draft.

This is a six-part series by @SmithRaps on the decisions and options that lie ahead:

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Part One:

There are priorities for the Raptors this off-season. And then there are *priorities*.

Put Fred VanVleet in the second category.

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Part Two:

Kyle Lowry is the Raptors leader and heartbeat. But there is one question, and a legitimate one, that probably won’t be answered for a year.

Will Lowry end his career in Toronto?

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Part Three:

Serge Ibaka is coming off one of his best seasons, and the way the Raptors handle him will be an indication of which way the franchise is going in the short-term future.

Using the 'Kyle Lowry Memorial Golden Handshake' could work.

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Part Four:

The question may not be what the Raptors want to do with Marc Gasol in the coming off-season as much as what Gasol wants for himself.

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Part Five:

OG Anunoby and Norm Powell represent two intriguing parts of the Raptors’ future — they also present a conundrum to Masai Ujiri and Bobby Webster.

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Part Six:

The off-season is when team presidents and general managers earn their money, cement their reputations and set themselves up for the season to come.

But the truth is, Ujiri and Webster never had to deal with circumstances like this before.

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Thanks for reading this six-part series by @SmithRaps on the decisions and options that lie ahead for the Raptors this off-season.

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