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The Phoenix Suns were the big winners of last week’s 2018 NBA Draft Lottery when they were announced to have won the right to select the first overall pick. There’s no question that the Suns are the envy of just about every NBA team these days, as they have the luxury of picking the best […]

The All-NBA teams have been announced with some of the usual suspects making a return and some new faces coming into the picture. via Shams Charania of Yahoo Sports: First Team All-NBA: LeBron James (Cleveland Cavaliers) James Harden (Houston Rockets) Anthony Davis (New Orleans Pelicans) Damian Lillard (Portland Trail Blazers) Kevin Durant (Golden State Warriors) […]

The Toronto Raptors will have to take a hard look at their roster this offseason after being swept out of the postseason for a second straight season. Among the likely candidates to find a new destination is the freshly-signed Kyle Lowry, who committed to return in a three-year, $100 million deal last summer. According to […]

The Toronto Raptors will have some key decisions to make during a long offseason, including the scope of what this team could be if they shuffle the pieces that so far have proved futile in efforts to make a dent in the Eastern Conference. DeMar DeRozan has been one of the names swirling the trade […]

The Toronto Raptors could make an organic promotion within the organization, as they recently interviewed Jerry Stackhouse in Chicago last week, according to Shams Charania of The Vertical. Stackhouse coached the Raptors 905, the D-League affiliate which won a championship in his first season as a head coach in 2016-17 and lost in the D-League […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves will be looking to refine their roster this summer, potentially making aggressive moves like they did during the last offseason, trading for Jimmy Butler. This time around, despite the rumors surrounding Karl-Anthony Towns’ unhappiness, the team could choose to trade a different franchise cog in hopes of finding the veteran leadership they’ve […]

The Toronto Raptor will be forced into a conundrum this offseason, choosing which pieces to keep and which to say “so long” to after another failure of a postseason, despite holding the No. 1 seed in the East. A point guard, Fred VanVleet, who took over Cory Joseph’s position as the backup for Kyle Lowry, […]

The Toronto Raptors had the best regular season in franchise history, and many believed this was finally the year that they found a way to get over the hump. In the end, it was an all too familiar ending with the Raptors getting bounced by the Cleveland Cavaliers for the third year in a row. […]

Just days after being named Coach of the Year by his peers, Dwane Casey was relieved of his duties with the Toronto Raptors. Now, with the offseason on their horizon, the Raptors are reportedly targeting a few qualified replacements for the position, including Nick Nurse, Rex Kalamian and Jerry Stackhouse. “I get the sense that […]

Dwane Casey was announced as one of the three finalists for the NBA Coach of the Year Award. The Toronto Raptors, who recently parted ways with Casey, congratulated him and things got awkward real quick. Below is the tweet by the Raptors’ account: Congrats Coach! https://t.co/KG68c3Icu7 — Toronto Raptors (@Raptors) May 17, 2018 Fans quickly […]

It has reached the point where it seems that Mike Budnholzer can pick his job, either the Toronto Raptors or the Milwaukee Bucks, and he just has to decide exactly which one he wants. Marc Stein of The New York Times hit on the topic in his weekly article where he answers readers’ questions. The […]

It looks like the Cleveland Cavaliers have caused a bit of a mess. A franchise record 59 wins and a revamped offensive system was not enough to prevent the Toronto Raptors from being swept once again by LeBron James and the Cavs. According to Marc Stein of The New York Times, the Raptors reportedly gauged […]

Former Atlanta Hawks head coach Mike Budenholzer has emerged as the leading candidate for the Milwaukee Bucks’ and the Toronto Raptors’ coaching vacancy, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Budenholzer has been the prized gem of the league after he parted ways with the Hawks, no longer presenting a daunting scenario where a team would be […]

Boston Celtics forward Marcus Morris thrived when the lights were the brightest, holding postseason leading scorer LeBron James to a playoff-worst 15 points and seven turnovers on Sunday afternoon. Morris has been a willing and skilled defender throughout his NBA career, but upon landing with the Celtics this summer, he finally found the church where […]

Since joining the Toronto Raptors in the 2011-12 NBA season, Dwane Casey led the lone Canadian team into the playoffs in five of his seven seasons as their head coach. In fact, just this past year, Casey coached the Raptors to their most wins in franchise history with a 59-23 slate and good for the […]

Sitting alone at the podium after LeBron James’ game-winner in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals, Toronto Raptors point guard Kyle Lowry fielded one question after another with, undoubtedly, many more circling through his own mind. It was one of the few times Lowry faced the media alone after longtime collaborator DeMar DeRozan was […]

It is no secret that Cleveland Cavaliers small forward LeBron James had his way with the Toronto Raptors in the Conference Semifinal Round. One player who has not been shy about voicing his opinion on the Raptors’ defenses of James is Boston Celtics power forward Marcus Morris. There were a number of issues that factored […]

The Toronto Raptors’ 2017-18 NBA season came to another disappointing end at the hands of the Cleveland Cavaliers. However, it is a fate that could have potentially been avoided had general manager Masai Ujiri been able to pull off the deal of a lifetime. Ujiri has long sung the praises of Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis […]

The dust hasn’t even settled and yet the Toronto Raptors are already very eager to replace former head coach Dwayne Casey. A lot of names have surfaced over the past week or so, but according to reports three familiar coaching names have been ruled out. Jeff Van Gundy is reportedly no longer being considered as […]

After being humiliated by LeBron James and his Cleveland Cavaliers in the second round of the Playoffs fans of the Toronto Raprots had to find a scapegoat. Dwayne Casey was the obvious choice and despite being voted as the Coach of the Year, the franchise still opted to part ways with the 61-year-old Indiana native. […]

Despite winning a franchise-record 59 games during the regular season, the Toronto Raptors fired head coach Dwane Casey on Friday after LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers swept them out of the playoffs yet again. “After careful consideration, I have decided this is a very difficult but necessary step the franchise must take,” team president […]

With the Toronto Raptors relieving Dwane Casey of his duties today, they will start a coaching search immediately, looking for a guy who can get them over the hump and to the promised land. According to David Aldridge of TNT, two of the guys they will look at for the next coaching job are already […]

Dwane Casey was just named Coach of the Year by the other NBA head coaches, and he led the Toronto Raptors to their best regular season in franchise history, but even that was not enough to save his job. “After careful consideration, I have decided this is a very difficult but necessary step the franchise […]

The Toronto Raptors announced the firing of head coach Dwane Casey on Friday morning following seven seasons as their head coach. It was surprising, to say the least, to see the National Basketball Coaches Association’s pick for Coach of the Year relieved of his duties after coaching his Raptors to a franchise record 59 wins […]

Toronto Raptors President Masai Ujiri made the firing of seven-year head coach Dwane Casey official on Friday morning with a statement, but apparently, the writing was actually on the wall after Game 3 of their second round series against the Cleveland Cavaliers. “After careful consideration, I have decided this is a very difficult but necessary […]

A day after being named the Coach of the Year by the National Basketball Coaches Association, Dwane Casey was fired by the Toronto Raptors after securing a franchise record 59 wins, but getting swept in the second round. “After careful consideration, I have decided this is a very difficult but necessary step the franchise must […]

The Toronto Raptors season came to another disappointing end at the hands of the Cleveland Cavaliers in the postseason. As a result, Toronto has quickly decided to part ways with head coach Dwayne Casey. Just after their season came to an end, All-Star point guard Kyle Lowry immediately defended coach Casey in his end-of-season interview […]

With the Toronto Raptors firing Dwane Casey after the team failed to get by the Cleveland Cavaliers for the third straight year, the coaching search will start immediately to find their next head coach. Toronto has fired coach Dwane Casey, league source tells ESPN. — Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) May 11, 2018 With the roster that […]

The Toronto Raptors have decided to fire head coach Dwane Casey after getting swept by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the second round of the playoffs. Toronto has fired coach Dwane Casey, league source tells ESPN. — Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) May 11, 2018 Casey led the Raptors to the top seed in the Eastern Conference this […]

The season wasn’t supposed to end in the first round of the playoffs for Paul George. He went to the Oklahoma City Thunder in the hopes of expanding his horizons other than going to the L.A. Lakers in the 2018 offseason. The Lakers weren’t willing to give up any of their young players to acquire […]

On paper, the Toronto Raptors might be the better team than the Indiana Pacers. After all, the Raptors locked the first seed in the Eastern Conference. The Pacers were just fifth. But another look at how the playoffs turned out, it seems that the Pacers are the far superior team. As observed by Reddit user The_Unknown98: […]

The Toronto Raptors seem to be doing a lot of soul-searching after being eliminated by the Cleveland Cavaliers for the third year in a row.  For DeMar DeRozan, he said on Tuesday that this is the lowest feeling he has ever had. “This is probably the toughest, most frustrating, difficult, lowest feeling I’ve had,” DeMar […]

The storyline about how the series would flow between the Toronto Raptors and the Cleveland Cavaliers quickly flipped after the road team’s Game 1 victory. The Raptors were up big in Game 1 before the Cavaliers came storming back to steal a win. Near the end of regulation, the Raptors had countless attempts to hit […]

There are plenty of details for Toronto Raptors head coach Dwane Casey to mull over throughout the summer as he tries to piece together exactly what happened to his team this postseason as it ended in disastrous results. Wednesday afternoon brought the coach’s exit interview. He answered questions from reporters and gave his thoughts about […]

The Toronto Raptors got swept by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the second round of the playoffs. No one thought that would happen. In fact, many thought this was Toronto’s year. But the Cavaliers and LeBron James seem to have something over the Raptors — the mental edge. This playoffs was the third in a row […]

Toronto Raptors head coach Dwane Casey has earned a unique honor from his peers. According to several reports, Casey has been selected as the National Basketball Coaches Association’s Coach of the Year for the 2017-18 season. Dwane Casey named recipient of the 2018 Michael H. Goldberg NBCA Coach of the Year Award. Official announcement: https://t.co/oABrLGcIb8#NBACoaches […]

Head coach Dwane Casey is now in the hot seat after his Toronto Raptors were swept out of the playoffs for a second straight season by the Cleveland Cavaliers. Even after re-engineering a different offensive system to take the pressure away from his All-Star backcourt of Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan, both stars were flattened […]

Drake loves his Toronto Raptors — like he loves the other 97 (and counting) other teams he cheers for — so just imagine the degree of pain he had to go through watching LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers subject the Raptors to four games of medieval-style torture in the Eastern Conference semifinals. The torment […]

DeMar DeRozan and the Toronto Raptors have gone through a lot together. They have improved the last few years, but the same roadblock is always at the end of their road, the Cleveland Cavaliers. Last offseason, they actually changed their entire offensive philosophy to try and get through LeBron James, but once again they ended […]