We don’t know who will play for the Toronto Raptors. But we know who will play against the Toronto Raptors.Such is life in the summer of 2026, as the Kawhi Leonard/Aspiration/LA Clippers scandal unfolds. The Leonard trade is on hold until it’s not. That makes the Raptors’ outlook for the season murky at best.Regardless of the outcome of the situation, it seems likely that the Raptors-Clippers matchups will be highlights of Toronto’s 2026-27 regular-season schedule, which was released on Thursday afternoon. The two teams will play in Los Angeles on Nov. 2 and in Toronto on Jan. 1.Will Adam Silver be in attendance? How about the partners at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz? Uncle Dennis? You won’t believe this, but the NBA declined to put either game on national television in the United States.Pablo Torre sheds new light on the Kawhi Leonard / Clippers investigationWhile the schedule inevitably features at least two games against every team and 41 at home and 41 on the road, some things jumped out upon release. Just for fun, we will rank those things on a very scientific (and proprietary) star system, with one star representing the bad/boring end of things and five stars representing fun/cool.For those wondering, the Raptors have not said which night Kyle Lowry will have his jersey retired.The startAs we saw last year, the start of a season can set a tone for a team. The Raptors went 14-5 in their first 19 games, going about .500 the rest of the way. Not only did that start give the Raptors a useful cushion in the standings, but it also imbued them with confidence.The Raptors have 11 games at Scotiabank Arena and 10 on the road in the first quarter of the season. They have seven against teams that are decent bets to miss the postseason: two against Washington and Milwaukee and singles against Chicago, Memphis and Brooklyn. They also have two “baseball series” early on, both at home: one against Orlando (Oct. 28, 30) and one against New York (Nov. 15, 17).Those games against the Knicks will be tough, as well as road games against the Timberwolves, Lakers, Nuggets, 76ers and Pistons. However, it is a representative sample, one that should let the Raptors know what type of team they are, which is what you want as you head into trade season.Rating: 3 starsBack-to-backsAcross the league, teams average 14.2 sets of back-to-back games. The Raptors have 15 back-to-backs, and seven of them will feature games in the same city — one in Miami, one in Los Angeles and five at home. They lose an hour of sleep just once, when they travel from Oklahoma City to Charlotte in December. All things considered, that’s pretty merciful.