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Fred VanVleet is having one hell of a season. The Toronto Raptors point guard has been on an upward trajectory in his career since featuring as a sixth man a few years ago. Now, finally handed the keys to the offense with Kyle Lowry leaving, VanVleet is making the most out of this opportunity. Against […]

The Utah Jazz appeared to be on the way to an easy win against the Toronto Raptors after scoring 40 points in the first quarter and ending the half with a 13-point lead…that is until Fred VanVleet happened. Simply put, FVV caught fire in the third quarter to not only put the Raptors back in […]

Toronto Raptors fans aren’t the only ones gushing about Fred VanVleet’s magnificent season.  VanVleet’s teammates, of course, know better than anyone else just how special his year has been amidst a multitude of league- and team-wide challenges—some foreseen and some unexpected. For rookie Scottie Barnes, who’s having a bright campaign of his own, FVV has […]

Friday night in the NBA will showcase a great interconference matchup. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Jazz-Raptors prediction and pick. The Utah Jazz are rolling once again this season. They are 28-10 which is good for third in the Western Conference. The Jazz are coming off a win against the […]

Currently sitting at seventh place in the ultra-competitive Eastern Conference, the Toronto Raptors have started to find their way in recent weeks after a sluggish start to the 2021-22 NBA season. With championship head coach Nick Nurse continuing to find ways for the Raps to pull out wins and escape the bottom tier of the […]

The NBA regular season continues with games on Wednesday. The Toronto Raptors will hit the road and face off against the Milwaukee Bucks in an Eastern Conference battle! It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Raptors-Bucks prediction and pick based on Raptors Bucks NBA odds. These two teams have had somewhat […]

Toronto Raptors guard Fred VanVleet is playing at an All-Star level. That much is undeniable, and his red-hot play continued on Tuesday night against the San Antonio Spurs to the tune of 33 points, seven assists, two steals and zero turnover on a 69.1 true shooting percentage in 32 minutes. He’s just in another world […]

Toronto Raptors head coach Nick Nurse has been one of the more successful leaders in the NBA since being hired ahead of the 2018-19 season. Nurse has led the Raptors to two 50-win seasons and an NBA championship and currently has this season’s squad in line for an appearance in the play-in tournament despite being […]

The San Antonio Spurs will play the Toronto Raptors in an inter-conference matchup on Tuesday evening. It’s time continue our NBA odds series with a Spurs-Raptors prediction and pick. The Spurs and Raptors will play on Tuesday as San Antonio will be looking to snap a three-game losing streak. Toronto has won their last two […]

The Toronto Raptors will have to make some interesting decisions at the NBA trade deadline. After winning an NBA title three seasons ago, they’re clearly not ready to again compete for an NBA title. They do have some interesting pieces on their team and if they can go out and get a star or two, […]

Chicago Bulls star DeMar DeRozan recently made history after hitting back-to-back game-winning triples on consecutive nights. He is the first player to ever achieve this epic feat throughout the history of the NBA. As it turns out, even Miami Heat guard Kyle Lowry had his mind blown by DeRozan’s recent heroics. Lowry, who spent many […]

For at least one night, the band was back together. Toronto Raptors head coach Nick Nurse ran a tight ship against the New York Knicks on Sunday, executing rotations perfectly and trying out some things he hasn’t had the opportunity to do with his team having been broken up the majority of the season either with […]

The New York Knicks will play the Toronto Raptors in an Eastern Conference matchup on Sunday. It’s time continue our NBA odds series with a Knicks-Raptors prediction and pick. The Knicks and Raptors will play on Sunday as each side is trying to get healthy. The Raptors had a bunch of players tied up in […]

The Toronto Raptors are a quietly solid team. Lost in the talks of Scottie Barnes in Rookie of the Year conversations and Pascal Siakam regaining some of his All-Star form is Fred VanVleet. The point guard has been the solid rock of the team, someone the team can rely on in a pinch to bail […]

Four games. That’s how many times Fred VanVleet, Pascal Siakam, and OG Anunoby have taken the floor together for the Toronto Raptors this season. Whether it’s been injuries or health and safety protocols, the team’s core hasn’t had the opportunity to prove what they’re capable of on a nightly basis when all three suit up. […]

Pascal Siakam is living up to all of the expectations given to him by the Toronto Raptors. After a lackluster 2020 campaign marred by inconsistency and injuries, the All-Star forward has been on a tear this season. Flanked by Fred VanVleet and star rookie Scottie Barnes, he’s been back to his great form as of […]

Long live the 2018-19 Toronto Raptors. As the Los Angeles Clippers roll into town on New Year’s Eve, Serge Ibaka will return for the first time since departing in the summer of 2020 from the team he won a championship with. There is an anticipation, of course, that Ibaka (who became a fan favourite during […]

The Los Angeles Clippers will take on the Toronto Raptors in an interconference battle. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Clippers-Raptors prediction and pick. There were high expectations entering the season for the Clippers, but mediocre play and injuries have Los Angeles falling short of the mark. The recent loss […]

Amid a surge of COVID-19 cases in the NHL and the NBA to end the year, MLSE, the company that owns the Toronto Raptors and the Toronto Maple Leafs, have made a big decision. In a statement, MLSE announced that starting on Friday, all ticket sales in Scotiabank Arena will be stopped for at least […]

The Toronto Raptors’ COVID situation was one of the worst in the league, as they were without three key players to the rotation for over a week. According to The Athletic’s Eric Koreen, the Raptors are going to be getting all three stars back on the practice court and in game action. Fred VanVleet, OG […]

The Philadelphia 76ers picked up their second straight win Tuesday night, beating the Toronto Raptors by a final score of 114-109. This victory did not come easy, as Toronto made a strong push in the second half to make the game interesting in the final minutes. Like the rest of the NBA, the Raptors have […]

In a game where the Toronto Raptors were still missing a significant portion of their rotation, including any and all typical centers (of which the roster has arguably none of anyway), Chris Boucher stepped up with his best performance of the season to date. “After the Cleveland game, it kind of gave me a perspective […]

The Toronto Raptors have not played a game with their full complement of players in almost two weeks. It has resulted in one big win, two ugly losses, and three postponed games. As the Raptors get set to face the Los Angeles Clippers in their next game on New Year’s Eve, head coach Nick Nurse […]

The Philadelphia 76ers took the floor in Toronto Tuesday night, looking to build some momentum off their win vs. the Wizards. This would be another matchup against a shorthanded squad as the Raptors have been hit hard by health and safety protocol. They received some reinforcements heading into the game, but it was not enough.  […]

There wasn’t much to take away from the Toronto Raptors’ 45-point thrashing to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday night. Indeed, there hasn’t been much to take away from a number of games this season—when they’ve even been played at all. A brutal combination of injuries and mounting COVID-19 infections has made pertinent macro analysis on […]

It’s fair to wonder whether the Toronto Raptors who got demolished by the Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday night were truly were the Toronto Raptors. The Raptors that fell 144-99 played with no Fred VanVleet, Pascal Siakam, or OG Anunoby. There was no Scottie Barnes, Precious Achiuwa, or Gary Trent Jr. either. It’s not exactly a […]

Four regular roster players. That’s what the Toronto Raptors had to work with on a night when Fred VanVleet, OG Anunoby, Pascal Siakam, Precious Achiuwa, Gary Trent Jr., Malachi Flynn, Scottie Barnes, Isaac Bonga, Khem Birch, and Justin Champagnie were all in health and safety protocols. The ultimate result, predictably, was a 144-99 blowout loss […]

The Toronto Raptors are in a dire fight for the postseason. The 2019 NBA Champions have been in a spiral for the last two seasons. They went from a surefire playoff team to missing the playoffs last year. This season, after 29 games, they are 14-15 and are fighting for one of the play-in tournament […]

The NBA has decided to postpone another game on Wednesday as the Chicago Bulls and Toronto Raptors were supposed to play but both teams are still dealing with a boatload of COVID-19 problems. Sources: The Chicago Bulls-Toronto Raptors game tonight has been postponed. — Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) December 22, 2021 While the Bulls’ covid situation […]

The Toronto Raptors are in the midst of a full-blown COVID-19 outbreak, with as many as seven players entering the NBA’s protocols over the past couple of days. The latest group of players to enter the league’s protocols includes Scottie Barnes and Precious Achiuwa, who tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday, per Adrian Wojnarowski. The […]

The Toronto Raptors are just one of the many NBA teams dealing with a COVID-19 outbreak, and now Fred VanVleet and Malachi Flynn are the latest to enter the league’s health and safety protocols, per ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. They join Pascal Siakam, Gary Trent Jr. and Dalano Banton as the other Raptors in protocols. Shams […]

As the Omicron variant takes hold of the NBA, teams are having to navigate their way through the fetters of uncertainty. With the league showing no signs of stopping (for numerous reasons) as it did in March 2020, steadfast leadership within franchises is more valuable than ever, wherever that may come from. For the Toronto […]

As the old adage goes, people are creatures of habit. That’s doubly true for NBA players, who live and breathe a highly structured lifestyle. The unpredictable nature of the COVID-19 era, then, has completely disrupted those usual patterns, pulling players in and out of health and safety protocols, yanking them from in-rhythm stretches and making […]

Fred VanVleet came up with a big performance on Saturday night as the Toronto Raptors took down a Stephen Curry-less Golden State Warriors side. The 27-year-old was three rebounds shy of a triple-double so, naturally, VanVleet just had to take a shot at Los Angeles Lakers star Russell Westbrook right after his heroic effort. When […]

The Toronto Raptors are gearing up for another disappointing season. They are in a weird place, between a rebuild and challenging for the playoffs. It is clear they are far removed from the 2019 NBA championship form. However, there are still hopes in the only Canadian NBA franchise that the team can make the postseason. […]

The Golden State Warriors will play the Toronto Raptors on Saturday night in an inter-conference matchup. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Warriors-Raptors prediction and pick. The Warriors and Raptors will play on Saturday as Golden State runs out a skeleton squad on the second game of the back-to-back. After beating […]

Fred VanVleet is the ultimate underdog career story in the NBA. After going undrafted in the 2016 NBA Draft, the Toronto Raptors took a flier on the 6’1 point guard. After a few years, VanVleet started making a name for himself as a solid point guard. His ascent came at a head in the 2019 […]

Scottie Barnes is not new to the idea of guarding superstars, but when the Toronto Raptors faced off against the Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday night, the roles were reversed. This time, he was the center of attention. This time, the Brooklyn defense had scouted ahead enough to recognize Barnes’ burgeoning offensive abilities, and so they […]

Returning to the mark of a .500 team was within grasp, but unfortunately the Toronto Raptors couldn’t make it happen despite matching up with a seriously depleted Brooklyn Nets squad. Sure, the Raptors looked quite good on the offensive side of things for most of the night, with Scottie Barnes hitting hooks and fadeaways, Fred […]