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With the Atlanta Hawks now linked to Toronto Raptors star forward Pascal Siakam, the question is what a trade between the two sides could look like with the Hawks trying to capitalize on their momentum and the Raptors at a crossroads. With that in mind, the Hawks are unwilling to surrender either half of their […]

Are the Toronto Raptors about to blow up their team? The hiring of Darko Rajakovic, a first-time head coach with a background in player development, seems to indicate so. After the 2019 championship, the team might feel like they need a bit of a reset. The general opinion seems to be that a Toronto rebuild […]

The Toronto Raptors stand at a crossroads. Upper management is contemplating whether to embark on a rebuilding phase or continue their pursuit of immediate championship glory. In fact, trade rumors surrounding star forward Pascal Siakam have intensified. This indicates the team’s willingness to undergo a major shake-up. Not surprisingly, Siakam’s availability has piqued the interest […]

The Atlanta Hawks are eyeing a resurgence after another season of falling short. Right now, the opportunity to acquire Pascal Siakam from the Toronto Raptors has emerged as an enticing prospect. Remember that Siakam is a versatile forward, two-time All-Star, and NBA champion. He offers a skill set that could address the Hawks’ needs and […]

The Atlanta Hawks have reportedly made Trae Young unavailable in trade talks and backcourt mate Dejounte Murray likely to be an expensive acquisition for any trade suitor. As a result, the Hawks’ ability to significantly improve their roster ahead of the 2023-24 season seems to be limited to moves involving John Collins and De’Andre Hunter, […]

Michael Jordan’s run as Charlotte Hornets owner will soon come to an end after he reportedly sold his shares as majority shareholder of the franchise to a group led by Gabe Plotkin and Rick Schnall. This finishes Jordan’s rather tumultuous time in Charlotte. With a new ownership group in tow, perhaps the fortunes of the […]

After coming up short in the 2023 NBA Finals to the Denver Nuggets, the Miami Heat are looking to make significant moves this offseason. The trade rumor mill is already quickly heating up this summer and the Heat are right in the mix of it all. Miami has been linked to several big names who […]

The Toronto Raptors may have taken part in the NBA postseason during eight of the last 10 seasons, even winning their first championship just five years back, but recent rumblings suggest that the franchise may be open to tearing things down and officially embarking on a full-out rebuild. Of course, their best course of action […]

The Portland Trail Blazers ended their 2022-23 campaign on a sour note, as they missed the Play-In Tournament for the second consecutive year. This was despite another strong season from Damian Lillard, who is already 32 years old, and has continued to be the subject of several trade rumors. Portland has to decide whether they […]

The Portland Trail Blazers have a huge offseason ahead of them. After two years of trying their best to contend for a playoff spot, only to give up on the season by its tail-end, they no longer have any intentions of wasting away one more elite year of Damian Lillard’s career. Lillard, despite being 32 […]

Free agent guard Kyrie Irving is reportedly trying to recruit LeBron James to play with him and Luka Doncic with the Dallas Mavericks. Mavs fans are probably salivating at the thought of having a big three of Doncic, James, and Irving making magic together in Dallas. Of course the news sent NBA Twitter into a […]

The Toronto Raptors have interest in trading for the Houston Rockets‘ No. 4 pick in the NBA Draft, according to The Athletic’s Kelly Iko. This may indicate a rebuild for Toronto, which finished at .500 this season (41-41). The Raptors fired coach Nick Nurse in the offseason. The potential move could also mean a team-up […]

Not too long ago, the Toronto Raptors achieved the unthinkable by defeating the Golden State Warriors in the 2019 NBA Finals. Led by superstar Kawhi Leonard, the Raptors captured their first championship in franchise history and appeared to be a new powerhouse in the Eastern Conference for many years to come. But since that championship, […]

Almost every team enters the NBA season with high title aspirations, but only one team ends up coming out on top. Just a single loss in the postseason can alter the trajectory of a franchise and entering this offseason, change across the league are inevitable. With the 2023 NBA Draft quickly approaching, a draft that […]

The Toronto Raptors finished the 2022-23 season in disappointing fashion. Their entire season was an uneven and inconsistent journey but they managed to somewhat salvage it with a top-ten finish and a chance at the playoffs. Instead, all they’ll be remembered for is DeMar DeRozan’s daughter whom they witnessed grow up only to have her […]

The vibes are immaculate in Oklahoma City right now. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Thunder exceeded all expectations this season to get themselves just one win away from a playoff berth. A first-round matchup against the top-seeded Denver Nuggets would have been a huge boon regardless of the result, but being right at the doorstep after […]

The Toronto Raptors were eliminated in heartbreaking fashion by the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday night, and while there will be a lot of question marks this offseason in Canada, re-signing star forward Pascal Siakam before he becomes an unrestricted free agent in 2024 is probably at the top of the list. The 29-year-old confirmed on Thursday […]

The Toronto Raptors‘ season has ended after they were felled by the Chicago Bulls in a come-from-behind victory amid Wednesday night’s play-in games. Meanwhile, the Bulls will advance in the play-in tournament, facing the Miami Heat on Apr. 14. The winner of that matchup will determine who the top-seeded Milwaukee Bucks get to face in […]

The Toronto Raptors saw a 19-point lead vanish on Wednesday night in the 2023 NBA Play-In Tournament, ultimately losing to the Chicago Bulls. The Raps came out of the gates firing in the first half and capped off the second quarter with a buzzer-beater from Fred VanVleet, but absolutely collapsed in the final two periods. […]

With the 2022-23 NBA regular season in the rearview mirror, the attention is now on the Play-In Tournament. One game that has the potential to be a thriller will happen on Wednesday between the Toronto Raptors and Chicago Bulls at the Scotiabank Arena in Canada. The Raptors finished the regular season with a 41-41 record […]

The NBA Play-In Tournament is set to get underway on Tuesday night, and while the nine and ten seeds in each conference won’t be taking the court just yet, they will be paying close attention to this game, as the loser of the games played on Tuesday will play the winner of the games on […]

The 2022-23 NBA regular season is over, so all the attention is now on the playoffs. But before they officially start, some teams will have some extra stops before the playoffs. With the Toronto Raptors set to host the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday, it is time for our Raptors NBA Play-In Tournament bold predictions. Toronto […]

Toronto Raptors forward Pascal Siakam is not a big fan of the marriage of sports and gambling. In a recent appearance on Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green’s podcast The Draymond Green Show, Siakam shared his honest thoughts about sports betting and how it’s become a ticket for people to go after players over lost bets, […]

Toronto Raptors star Pascal Siakam drew high praise from Draymond Green. Green and Siakam notably battled each other during the 2019 NBA Finals. And with Kawhi Leonard’s departure that summer, Siakam went on to reach another level as he eventually became Toronto’s number one option. The Raptors reached the playoffs in two of the next […]

Kawhi Leonard leaving the Toronto Raptors in 2019 was always expected — but there was a small glimmer of hope that he would stay as well. The Raptors traded for Leonard in 2018 in what was essentially seen as a rental with the former Spurs man entering free agency at the end of the season. […]

The Toronto Raptors won their lone title four years ago when they beat the high-flying Golden State Warriors in the 2019 NBA Finals. But, there was a moment when the Raps believed the series was going to totally shift. Pascal Siakam recently made an appearance on Draymond Green’s podcast and explained how Toronto was panicking […]

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid is taking over the NBA MVP race by sheer brute force, punctuating his efforts to win the newly-named Michael Jordan award with a 52-point effort against the Boston Celtics on Tuesday night. Even with the stiff competition provided by reigning two-time MVP Nikola Jokic, Embiid appears to be swaying the […]

The Portland Trail Blazers are in the spotlight plenty right now but not many are reasons that they want to be. Under pressure from star point guard Damian Lillard to make moves that get him in position to make a deep playoff run, the Blazers front office will be put to the ultimate test this […]

In February, the Toronto Raptors were on the brink of collapse, sitting seven games below .500 and aggressively shopping franchise cornerstones OG Anunoby, Fred Van Vleet and Pascal Siakam. It was bleak—Nick Nurse, once the consensus top tactician in basketball, looked like he’d lost control of the team; the roster, masterminded by Masai Ujiri, contained […]

The brotherhood between Pascal Siakam and Kyle Lowry runs deep. After Lowry’s Miami Heat traveled across the border to face Siakam’s Toronto Raptors Tuesday night, Siakam told reporters about the bond between the former teammates. “He’s a big brother so it was good to see him,” Siakam said. “I always thought it was cool, I’m […]

If the Toronto Raptors want Scottie Barnes to reach his potential as a franchise piece, they will have to eventually trade Pascal Siakam. That’s according to former NBA player Drew Gooden who was commentating on the development of Barnes during the Raptors’ 114-104 win over the Washington Wizards on Sunday evening. “If they want development […]

Pascal Siakam of the Toronto Raptors had a hilarious reaction when a CNN anchor glaringly butchered the pronunciation of his name. “Yoooo pascal shakeem is crazy 😳💀,” Pascal Siakam hilariously captioned a retweet of the said blatant mishandling of his family name. Yoooo pascal shakeem is crazy 😳💀 https://t.co/ypcZ9lj7aU — pascal siakam (@pskills43) February 23, […]

The Toronto Raptors have a lot of questions they need to answer after the 2023 NBA All-Star break. What was supposed to be an eventful trade deadline for them was instead eerily quiet. The team did not trade away any of their core pieces. Instead, they traded for former Toronto center Jakob Poeltl from the […]

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is in the midst of a breakout campaign that has his Oklahoma City Thunder playing much better than most predicted entering the season. But don’t tell that to Toronto Raptors fans who are still holding out hope that the budding Canadian star finds his way home, one way or another. His latest comments […]

Toronto Raptors forward Pascal Siakam claimed a victim Tuesday night, as he had Mo Wagner’s ankles exploding during one particular play against the Orlando Magic at home. And now, Twitter can’t stop poking fun at Wagner and admiring just how skilled of a cat Siakam is. In the Raptors’ last game before the 2023 NBA […]

The injury replacements for the 2023 NBA All-Star Game have officially been announced and Sacramento Kings guard De’Aaron Fox, Minnesota Timberwolves wing Anthony Edwards, and Toronto Raptors forward Pascal Siakam have received the nod to go to Salt Lake City on Feb. 17. Anthony Edwards, De’Aaron Fox and Pascal Siakam named All-Star reserve replacements. pic.twitter.com/UcsfLHoQJq […]

It’s been quite a 72-hour stretch for the Brooklyn Nets, who lost two superstar players in Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant in the blink of an eye. The Nets went all in to try to poach Toronto Raptors forward Pascal Siakam from north of the border to convince Durant to stay with the team, according […]

The Toronto Raptors were expected to be heavily involved in trades today. Yet, the 3PM deadline came and went, and the only transaction the team made was a deal with the San Antonio Spurs. According to Raptors president Masai Ujiri, “the opportunity was not there” for a blockbuster trade (h/t Sportsnet’s Blake Murphy). They didn’t trade […]

The Toronto Raptors took on the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday night. On the strength of Pascal Siakam’s 37 points, the Raptors picked up their third consecutive victory. Siakam had 37 points, 10 rebounds, and seven assists against the struggling Spurs. With this performance, he has now passed Vince Carter for the most 35/10/5 games […]