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Permanence is a myth in the NBA. Even if you’re the team’s franchise player, the reality is, if the organization sees a greater opportunity, they would be willing to trade you. Ex-NBA player Charlie Villanueva recalled the time when the Toronto Raptors promised to not trade him but was sent to another team the following […]

The NBA or any other professional sports organization is first and foremost a business. But no matter how many times that intangible piece of reality is recited, most people will always overlook it. The line between sports allegiance and business can be easily blurred, which is why feelings always get hurt whenever transactions like that […]

The Toronto Raptors are the talk of the NBA world today after the franchise acquired Kawhi Leonard via a trade with the San Antonio Spurs. The Spurs’ problem is now Toronto’s to worry about, as there have been rumors that the beset superstar forward has no plans of playing the final year of his contract […]

The Kawhi Leonard trade saga has finally concluded, only that the former San Antonio Spurs star is not landing in Los Angeles as he planned, but in the bitter cold of Northern Canada to join the Toronto Raptors. And as the hours go by, the details slowly begin to form — including some additional perks […]

DeMar DeRozan was reportedly promised by Toronto Raptors executives about a week ago during the Summer League phase that he would not get traded. Shortly afterwards, DeRozan was sent to the San Antonio Spurs in a blockbuster trade that netted the Raps the services of disgruntled forward Kawhi Leonard. And now, DeRozan is seemingly having […]

The San Antonio Spurs will look much different next year. The most notable change will be DeMar DeRozan taking the place of Kawhi Leonard. DeRozan joins incumbent starter Dejounte Murray in the backcourt next season and the Spurs’ young guard welcomed his new teammate with an emoji-filled tweet: https://twitter.com/DejounteMurray/status/1019611990241603584 DeRozan is coming off of an All-NBA […]

DeMar DeRozan gave the Raptors and the city of Toronto everything he had for nine seasons. They never achieved the ultimate goal of winning an NBA championship or even made it to the NBA Finals, but that won’t diminish DeRozan’s legacy in Toronto. The 28-year-old guard 19.7 points, 4.1 rebounds, 3.1 assists, and 1.0 steal […]

Drake is the most famous fan of the Toronto Raptors. He’s often found sitting courtside at the games of his hometown team and he’s always in the building during the playoffs. Earlier today, he took to Instagram to thank DeMar DeRozan for his time in Toronto while simultaneously welcoming Kawhi Leonard. https://www.instagram.com/p/BlYnf_ZnZRJ/?hl=en&taken-by=champagnepapi Drake expresses a […]

After only playing in nine games last season for the San Antonio Spurs, Kawhi Leonard’s health is still a huge concern. The Toronto Raptors took the gamble on Leonard by trading star DeMar DeRozan for him, and according to Brian Windhorst of ESPN, are now the team will await the results of his physical. Here’s Windhorst […]

Isaiah Thomas claimed his spot as president of maligned athletes, calling out the Toronto Raptors for their lacking any sense of loyalty to DeMar DeRozan, having traded him after nine seasons with the team. “Just learn from my story,” Thomas said in a tweet. “Loyalty is just a word in this game SMH.” The Raptors […]

The San Antonio Spurs went through with the move to trade All-Star forward Kawhi Leonard to the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday morning that involved All-Star guard DeMar DeRozan being sent back in return. Paul George, of the Oklahoma City Thunder, has thoughts about this. This has generated much reaction around the league regarding the deal […]

Head coach Gregg Popovich addressed the media for the first time since his wife’s passing, immediately addressing the recent trade that sent San Antonio Spurs star Kawhi Leonard and sharpshooter Danny Green packing. The Spurs traded Leonard and Green for swingman DeMar DeRozan, center Jakob Poeltl and a first-round pick in next year’s draft, protected […]

The San Antonio Spurs and Toronto Raptors have engaged in a trade involving their star players in what has been an offseason filled with surprising trades and acquisitions all throughout the NBA. The San Antonio Spurs traded Kawhi Leonard and Danny Green to the Toronto Raptors for DeMar DeRozan, Jakob Poeltl, and a potential 1st round […]

Oh, how time has passed … After Wednesday morning’s blockbuster trade that sent DeMar DeRozan to the San Antonio Spurs for estranged forward Kawhi Leonard, the lone player from the 2009 NBA Draft to still remain with the team that drafted him is none other than Stephen Curry. Funny how time flies. It was only nine […]

The Toronto Raptors’ trade with the San Antonio Spurs has ended the NBA’s best bromance, separating All-Star shooting guard DeMar DeRozan from backcourt friend Kyle Lowry, who played all of his last six seasons alongside the Compton native. The duo was inseparable on and off the court, providing some of the sweetest and most endearing moments […]

The San Antonio Spurs are finally done with Kawhi Leonard. The drama that his injury issue brought last season was more than the Spurs franchise bargained for. Now, San Antonio is headed in a different direction with a new All-Star player on its roster. According to a recent report from ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, Leonard and […]

The Toronto Raptors are projected to get a major boost by bringing in one of the league’s top talents in Kawhi Leonard after a blockbuster trade with the San Antonio Spurs. Based on NBA analyst Jacob Goldstein’s projected win totals, the Raptors will be a feather shy of eight wins better than their projection before […]

The San Antonio Spurs finally traded Kawhi Leonard, dealing Leonard along with Danny Green to the Toronto Raptors for DeMar DeRozan, Jakob Poeltl, and a protected 2019 first-round pick on Wednesday morning. Fans and players have chimed in with reactions to this deal, including DeRozan’s former teammate, DeMarre Carroll, who feels that the city of […]

The Toronto Raptors took a major swing for the fences by trading DeMar DeRozan for star forward Kawhi Leonard, one that comes with a huge risk at hand. Leonard has given no assurance of his willingness to re-sign with the team, and the state of his health is unclear after playing in only nine games […]

Damian Lillard had a reaction similar to many other NBA players after finding out Kawhi Leonard had been traded to the Toronto Raptors for DeMar DeRozan in an early morning blockbuster deal: Smh cold game — Damian Lillard (@Dame_Lillard) July 18, 2018 It’s a cold game indeed, Dame. It always has been. DeRozan was arguably […]

The Toronto Raptors and San Antonio Spurs rocked the NBA world early Wednesday morning when the Raptors sent DeMar DeRozan, Jakob Poeltl and a protected first-round draft pick to the Spurs for Kawhi Leonard and Danny Green. The two keys to this trade are DeRozan and Leonard, and what happens with two guys will be what […]

As the San Antonio Spurs and the Toronto Raptors finish a call with the league office to finalize the trade that will send star forward Kawhi Leonard and sharpshooter Danny Green to the Toronto Raptors for shooting guard DeMar DeRozan, center Jakob Poeltl, and a protected 2019 first-round pick — there is a DeRozan’s storm a-brewin’. […]

Soon-to-be San Antonio Spurs shooting guard DeMar DeRozan was traded after the Toronto Raptors brass had promised him he wouldn’t be traded. The two sides met at the Las Vegas Summer League, where he quickly addressed the rumors surrounding him, getting assurance he would not be moved. Yet all of this could have been prevented […]

DeMar DeRozan is not a happy camper and for reasons that are understandable. After Adrian Wojnarowski’s patented “Woj Bomb” revealed that the Toronto Raptors will apparently ship their nine-year veteran to the San Antonio Spurs in exchange for the disgruntled Kawhi Leonard, the now former Raptor immediately posted an interesting Instagram story. DeMar DeRozan was […]

The San Antonio Spurs have traded star forward Kawhi Leonard and sharpshooter Danny Green to the Toronto Raptors for shooting guard DeMar DeRozan, center Jakob Poeltl, and a protected 2019 first-round pick, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The first-rounder will be protected from spots 1-20 with the potential of becoming two second-round picks after one […]

While nothing is set in stone yet, Adrian Wojnarowski’s “Woj bombs” are often as good as it gets when it comes to trade rumors. And with his recent story on how a swap is being finalized between the Toronto Raptors and San Antonio Spurs involving their respective stars DeMar DeRozan and Kawhi Leonard, it’s not jumping […]

A potential Kawhi Leonard deal to his beloved Boston Celtics is looking bleaker by the day — even more so with news that one of the best two-way players in the game is headed to Canada — but the “Sports Guy” is still willing to dig in and spitball on some plausible scenarios. The former […]

A blockbuster trade between the San Antonio Spurs and Toronto Raptors is reportedly in the process of being finalized. In the said deal, a swap of stars involving Kawhi Leonard and DeMar DeRozan is front and center. While this could finally put an end to a dragging drama in San Antonio, things are bound to […]

The San Antonio Spurs and Toronto Raptors are finalizing the framework of a blockbuster trade centered on Kawhi Leonard and DeMar DeRozan, per ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski and Chris Haynes. The Toronto Raptors are finalizing a deal to acquire San Antonio Spurs star Kawhi Leonard in a trade package that includes All-Star DeMar DeRozan, league sources told ESPN. Leonard’s exit from San Antonio […]

Trade rumors are always interesting, even if they never materialize. According to Marc Stein of the New York Times, the Minnesota Timberwolves and Toronto Raptors discussed a deal involving DeMar DeRozan and Andrew Wiggins. “The Raptors, I’m told, held exploratory discussions in the summer of 2017 with Minnesota on a deal that would have been […]

New Toronto Raptors head coach Nick Nurse expects far more from DeMar DeRozan on the defensive end of the floor next season. How do we know this? He literally said as much. From the Toronto Sun: “I wouldn’t make the comments if I thought he was shying away from it,” Nick Nurse said. “We sat […]

On Wednesday DeMar DeRozan deleted his Instagram which fueled some rumors about his future with the Toronto Raptors. On Monday there was some buzz about the Raptors being the front-runners to land Kawhi Leonard, and that DeRozan could maybe be involved in such a trade. According to Michael Grange of Rogers Sportsnet sources close to DeRozan […]

Trivia time! Quick, what’s the similarity between DeMar DeRozan’s Instagram account and the Toronto Raptors team that played in the second round of last season’s playoffs? Why, both have been wiped out, of course. Anyone who checks on DeRozan’s Instagram account today would have nothing to show for their social media adventure, as there are […]

After winning 59 games and getting bounced in the second round of the playoffs again, the Toronto Raptors only more offseason move included firing their coach Dwayne Casey who won Coach of the Year honors.  Outside of that, their roster is relatively the same. Could that change over the next offseason? The Toronto Raptors may […]

The Toronto Raptors are coming off yet another disappointing finish to a strong regular season that saw them bow out of the playoffs for the second straight time in the Eastern Conference semifinals. This has led to a coaching change with head coach Dwane Casey out of the mix to Nick Nurse being put in […]

The Toronto Raptors have made very few moves aside from a coaching search after firing Coach of the Year Dwane Casey, who posted the franchise’s all-time best record with 59 wins. According to ESPN Insider Bobby Marks, the Raptors could shock the world by trading star shooting guard DeMar DeRozan for Kawhi Leonard. “I know […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have been star-starved since LeBron James agreed to a four-year, $154 million deal to join the team, as the potential of signing Paul George went by the wayside after he agreed long-term with the Oklahoma City Thunder, and trade talks for San Antonio Spurs star Kawhi Leonard stalled. Even after those […]

For the Toronto Raptors, “evolve” seemed to be the word of last summer. Their isolation-heavy style of play wasn’t getting anywhere in the playoffs. Watching DeMar DeRozan and Kyle Lowry take turns disappointing everyone and their mothers year after year was disheartening, to say the least. Then, things changed this year. The ball moved more, as did Raptor […]

The case of the Raptors has to be the most unfortunate turn of events this season. From a team that held the best record in its conference, and arguably had the best roster in its history, Toronto sank to the absolute bottom in a span of just four postseason games. After being swept by LeBron […]