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Toronto Raptors star guard Fred VanVleet was named to the NBA’s All-Star team on Thursday. VanVleet was rewarded for his strong efforts this season, though his All-Star selection was not only a sign of how far he’s advanced as a player, but also a historic feat. VanVleet’s NBA All-Star selection revived a feat not seen […]

The Toronto Raptors host the Chicago Bulls in a battle for the East! It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Bulls-Raptors prediction and pick. Click here to Bet $5, Win $280 on either team in Super Bowl 56 (56-1 Odds) *To claim, new users need to register, make a first-time deposit, and then […]

The Toronto Raptors are playing some sweet music lately, as they are just riding the hot hands of Gary Trent Jr. Raptors guard Fred VanVleet spoke about his teammate who’s just been in a zone for several games now following Toronto’s 110-106 home win over the Miami Heat Wednesday. Via Josh Lewenberg of TSN Sports: […]

DeMar DeRozan and Kyle Lowry have been good friends after playing together for years on the Toronto Raptors, but things certainly didn’t start that way. It’s not a secret that DeRozan’s first impression of Lowry wasn’t the best, and he opened up about it once again in his recent interview with Taylor Rooks on Bleacher […]

Goran Dragic has become a forgotten man in the NBA, as the veteran point guard played in only five games so far this season with the Toronto Raptors. However, that doesn’t mean he’s not being mentioned in trade discussions. According to Jake Fischer of Bleacher Report, the Raptors have tried a heat check on what […]

The Miami Heat have been navigating through injuries, COVID-19 protocols, and other setbacks this season. So far, they’ve been very successful, even leading the Eastern Conference at one point. That becomes even more impressive when you take into consideration that the Heat’s top four players, Jimmy Butler, Bam Adebayo, Kyle Lowry, and Tyler Herro have […]

The Toronto Raptors have won four of their last five games thanks in large part to a scorching hot Gary Trent Jr. It hasn’t just been an ordinary hot streak for the Raptors shooting guard. GTJ has joined some elite company thanks to five consecutive games with 30+ points and 5+ three-pointers made. That feat […]

It’s not something you’ll see in the box score. Beyond stocks (hoop jargon for steals plus blocks), Pascal Siakam’s monstrous defensive output for the Toronto Raptors is difficult to quantify, and only truly comprehensible if you’ve watched him intently the past couple games. Keep your eyes locked on him and only him, and you’ll see […]

The Miami Heat got walloped by the Boston Celtics on Monday night, but star Jimmy Butler didn’t play in that game. The Heat are right back in action Tuesday against the Toronto Raptors, so fans are wondering: Is Jimmy Butler playing vs. the Raptors? Is Heat star Jimmy Butler playing vs. Raptors Butler didn’t play […]

Despite some of the challenges the Toronto Raptors have faced this season, they’re still playing like an Eastern Conference team that deserves to be respected. They’ve proven that they can compete with the best teams in the Eastern Conference, and they’re a squad that no competing team will want to face in the playoffs. They […]

The Toronto Raptors find themselves in the unfavorable position of being one of basketball’s most average teams. At 24-23, the Raptors are a hair over .500 on the year as they’ve managed to navigate a slew of injuries and COVID-related absences. With the Eastern Conference still wide open, the Raptors are absolutely still in the […]

The NBA regular season continues with games on Monday. The Toronto Raptors will hit the road and take on the Atlanta Hawks. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Raptors-Hawks prediction and pick. These two teams have had very similar starts to the season in terms of record. The Raptors are 24-23 […]

Goran Dragic has appeared in just five games for the Toronto Raptors this season. He has played only five games for them this season after stepping away from the team indefinitely in November due to personal reasons. Dragic’s desire to play with the rebuilding Raptors may have factored into his decision, though. The veteran point […]

When a player has It, a metaphysical quality sports discourse seemingly has no better term for, it’s fairly easy to recognize. Toronto Raptors talent Scottie Barnes has It, and though he hasn’t had too many opportunities to showcase that in highly intense moments throughout the course of his rookie season, the aura of that abstract […]

The Toronto Raptors endured what was an absolutely grueling triple-overtime affair against the Miami Heat on Saturday night. But if it wasn’t for Scottie Barnes, it never would’ve gotten past regulation time. The rookie drew a foul on Jimmy Butler with less than three seconds remaining with the Raptors down two. Most 20-year-olds wouldn’t have […]

The Toronto Raptors entered their game against the Miami Heat expecting a tough battle. However, they likely weren’t expecting a grueling, tiring triple-overtime game. Luckily for the visiting team, they escaped with a 124 – 120 win after three extra periods thanks to All-Star candidate Fred VanVleet finding his stroke late. After this triple overtime […]

The Miami Heat host the Toronto Raptors in a battle for the East! It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Raptors-Heat prediction and pick. The Toronto Raptors are coming off of a loss to the Chicago Bulls last time out. They are even on the season at (23-23) which puts them 9th […]

Fact: DeMar DeRozan is a pillar of the golden era of Toronto Raptors basketball. Along with Kyle Lowry, Dwane Casey, and Masai Ujiri, among others, DeRozan helped morph an endlessly belittled franchise into a respected one. And as the wins piled up season after season, his game, fortified by his insatiable work ethic, continued its […]

The Chicago Bulls host the Toronto Raptors Wednesday night! It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Bulls-Raptors prediction and pick. The Toronto Raptors are (23-22) on the season which is good for eighth in the Eastern Conference. They are coming off a huge win over the Charlotte Hornets 125-113. Gary Trent Jr. […]

In many ways, it was the inverse of the Portland Trail Blazers game on Sunday. After having fallen into the bad habit recently of starting off slowly, the Toronto Raptors came out like they meant business against the Charlotte Hornets. Despite no Fred VanVleet, no Scottie Barnes, no Khem Birch, and losing Justin Champagnie early […]

The Charlotte Hornets have now lost two straight games after winning seven of their last eight games. They traveled to Toronto for the first time this season to take on the Raptors and lost 125-113. Charlotte has had defensive breakdowns in their last couple of losses. On Tuesday night, the Hornets gave up 39 points […]

The NBA continues on Tuesday night with an elite Eastern Conference matchup! It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Hornets-Raptors prediction and pick. The Charlotte Hornets are 26-21 on the season which is good for 7th in the East standings. They are coming off a bad loss to the Atlanta Hawks last […]

The Toronto Raptors are one of the more fascinating teams in the NBA because they are only a few players away from potentially competing for an NBA title. They don’t have a lot of depth on their team, and they lack talent outside of their two stars and a few role players. While struggling with […]

It was simply not meant to be for the Toronto Raptors. In one of the most demoralizing halves of basketball the Raptors have played this season, they came out completely discombobulated against the Portland Trail Blazers at home on Sunday night, languid on defense and stagnant on offense. They only managed 34 points through those […]

The Portland Trail Blazers beat the Toronto Raptors 114-105 at Scotiabank Arena on Sunday, closing out a long, arduous road trip by building a 30-point lead and almost squandering it before the final buzzer. The victory moves the Blazers 20-26 on the season, including a stunning 4-2 since they last took the floor in Rip […]

The Portland Trail Blazers close out a six-game road trip on Sunday with a matchup against the Toronto Raptors. C.J. McCollum, who missed nearly six weeks due to a collapsed right lung, has played in Portland’s last three games. Will Portland’s star shooting guard be back on the floor up north? Is C.J. McCollum playing […]

The Portland Trail Blazers close out a six-game road trip on Sunday with a matchup against the Toronto Raptors. Damian Lillard hasn’t played in his team’s last 10, a stretch in which Portland has gone a stunning 6-4. Will the Blazers’ superstar point guard be back on the floor up north? Is Damian Lillard playing […]

The NBA continues on Sunday with a solid interconference matchup! It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Blazers-Raptors prediction and pick. Portland is coming off a win over the Boston Celtics last time out and continue their road trip to Toronto. They are 19-26 on the year which puts them at the […]

It’s been a wild season and just over halfway through the year we’ve already seen a plethora of new teams emerge from the bottom half of the standings and fight their way into the upper echelon of their respective conferences. With a new surge of talent powering its way through the league and the competition […]

The Washington Wizards beat the Toronto Raptors 109-105 Friday night. Following the win, Wizards shooting guard Bradley Beal had nothing but praise for Raptors rookie Scottie Barnes. The Washington star said that he knew how “special” Barnes was well before the rest of the NBA. Yahoo Sports Canada tweeted the postgame clip of Beal praising […]

As the Toronto Raptors have struggled to gain their footing in the NBA‘s Eastern Conference with a 22-21 record, there have been plenty of growing pains for rookie forward Scottie Barnes. Famously drafted over the Orlando Magic’s Jalen Suggs in the first round of the 2021 NBA draft, Barnes has had his share of great […]

It wasn’t a particularly sharp night for the Toronto Raptors. Playing down to the competition, however, has been a proclivity of the team for most of the season thus far. Most recently, it happened it Detroit, when the Raptors simply came out flat as week-old ginger ale against the Pistons. On Friday night, it happened […]

The NBA regular season continues with games on Friday. The Toronto Raptors will hit the road and take on the Washington Wizards. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Raptors-Wizards prediction and pick. These two teams have had very similar starts to the season. The Toronto Raptors are 21-21 and have […]

The Toronto Raptors are 1-4 over their last five games and now back at the .500 mark, a spot they’ve been hovering around all season. Those are facts, but facts without context aren’t particularly insightful. It would behoove anyone looking to brush off the Raptors as a legitimately good team amid those recent struggles to […]

The Toronto Raptors are one of the most intriguing teams in the NBA because they have shown throughout the season that they can compete with the best teams in the Eastern Conference, but have struggled against teams who they should be dominating. The Raptors are a team that should be taken seriously and feared in […]

One of the best things about NBA games is that they’re full of moments. Those situations are what make the 48-minute journey feel even more rewarding. It’s the equivalent to watching a film and knowing the standout scenes buried within it, rather than having just watched an overarching review or read a synopsis. On Monday, […]

The Los Angeles Lakers took a chance on former Toronto Raptors forward Stanley Johnson with another 10-day hardship contract recently, the last such deal they can offer him before they must make a roster decision on him. Johnson has played just a hair over 20 minutes per game for the Lakers but has played well […]

The NBA regular season continues with games on Wednesday. The Toronto Raptors will travel to take on the Dallas Mavericks. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Raptors-Mavericks prediction and pick. These two teams have had somewhat similar starts to the season. The Toronto Raptors have a record of 21-20 and […]

It was another great showing and another loss for the Toronto Raptors. As has always been the case with the team this season, the margins are thin. That means missing key rotations pieces like Gary Trent Jr. and Khem Birch are going to have a serious impact on the best of nights against the lowliest […]