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Toronto Raptors big man Marc Gasol becomes an unrestricted free agent once the 2020 free agency period begins. There has been talk about the Raptors and Gasol parting ways, though nothing can be certain in the crazy business that is the NBA. If Gasol and the Raptors do end up splitting up, though, the Spaniard […]

Toronto Raptors guard Fred VanVleet recently made waves on social media after mentioning on JJ Redick’s podcast that he’s not shy of admitting his desires to get paid as he enters free agency in the upcoming offseason. The former Wichita State product has made a good account of himself after emerging as one of the […]

For most NBA players, winning a title is their toughest achievement. Toronto Raptors guard Fred VanVleet acknowledges the difficult journey he had to go through to win his first title. But if he’s concerned, winning the Larry O’Brien trophy is not the most difficult milestone he attained. VanVleet appeared on the JJ Redick podcast where […]

Toronto Raptors point guard Fred VanVleet is poised to capitalize on his breakout 2019-20 season. VanVleet is one of the top free agents available this offseason, and the Raptors guard is not shy about his desire to sign a big contract in the next month. The former Wichita State star was the latest guest on […]

If the Toronto Raptors are unable to play their home games in Canada during the 2020-21 season, Nashville is among the cities being considered as a temporary home for them, according to Adam Vingan of The Athletic. Due to COVID-19, travel into Canada has been banned from the United States. The Raptors are the lone […]

Toronto Raptors point guard Fred VanVleet becomes an unrestricted free agent once the 2020 free agency period starts. Among other teams, the New York Knicks are expected to pursue the Rockford, Illinois native. While VanVleet would be the best player on the Knicks should he leave the Raptors for the Big Apple, some around the […]

Because travel into Canada has been banned due to the United States’ handling of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, there is uncertainty in regards to where the Toronto Raptors are going to play their homes games during the 2020-21 season. Multiple locations in the United States have been mentioned as possible landing spots for the Raptors, […]

Suddenly, there’s basketball again. In an interesting turn of events, the NBPA has approved the league’s proposed December 22 start date to the 2020-21 NBA season. The official offseason can finally commence, allowing teams to make the necessary moves in such a short window before the start of next season which is barely over a […]

During an interview with ESPN, Toronto Raptors head coach Nick Nurse was asked if the proposed Dec. 22 start date for the 2020-21 season is too early for players and coaches. In typical Nurse fashion, the former Coach of the Year said not at all. Nick Nurse said he and his Raptors players are ready […]

Kansas City has been tagged as a possible temporary home of the Toronto Raptors in the 2020-21 season amid the ongoing restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, a civil rights group has issued a warning to Adam Silver and the NBA to not push through with their plans. The Urban League of Greater Kansas […]

The NBA and Players Association are still in discussions regarding the negotiation of a start date for the 2020-21 NBA season. Both the league and the players seem motivated to get the season back on track for a more standard schedule wherein the playoffs occur over the summer, but there lies one issue with the […]

The Toronto Raptors have issued a statement following allegations shooting guard Terence Davis assaulted his girlfriend. The statement pointed to the Joint NBA-NBPA Policy on Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault and Child Abuse as the primary mediator, and also declared the Raptors would fully comply with any pending league investigation. Statement from the Toronto Raptors. pic.twitter.com/Qq9gwFiSv0 […]

Despite being a beneficial pickup by the Minnesota Timberwolves during this year’s NBA trade deadline, Malik Beasley’s time with Minnesota may well be over as he heads into the offseason as a restricted free agent. Minnesota has the option of extending a qualifying offer to Malik Beasley worth $3.8 million, which will likely be exceeded […]

Toronto Raptors guard Terence Davis was recently arrested in Manhattan Tuesday night after allegedly slapping his girlfriend, according to the New York Police Department. The 23-year-old was pressed with assault charges after the incident. As per PIX 11, police said the incident happened around 8:30 p.m. at the Beekman Tower, a luxury high-rise building on […]

The NBA is considering a plan to begin the 2020-2021 season in December. The Toronto Raptors won’t be playing at Scotiabank Arena for their home games. With the Raptors considering all of their options, Patrick Mahomes of the Kansas City Chiefs wants the Raptors to play home games in Kansas City. Bring them to KC! […]

In 1998, the Golden State Warriors and the Toronto Raptors made a draft day trade involving two North Carolina Tar Heels standouts in Vince Carter and Antawn Jamison. For all those who may not know, Carter was initially slated to go to the Warriors with the no. 5 overall pick. Meanwhile, the Raptors took Jamison […]

The Toronto Raptors remain hopeful they’ll be able to host their games in Toronto next season, not Louisville, Kentucky, according to Josh Lewenberg of TSN Sports. The Raptors remain hopeful they’ll be able to host games in Toronto next season, I'm told. Several contingency options have been discussed internally, in case thats not possible, but […]

The Toronto Raptors could reportedly play their home games in Louisville, Kentucky next season, per Vincent Goodwill of Yahoo Sports. Travel into Canada has been banned due to the United States’ handling of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The Raptors face a similar dilemma, and league sources tell Yahoo Sports one alternate location that has been […]

The Toronto Raptors could possibly lose a key veteran heading into next season. Starting center Marc Gasol is reportedly mulling his future in the NBA and is seriously considering finishing his basketball career in Europe, though rumors of him signing overseas have been denied. If the Spaniard still chooses to go another year in the Association, […]

Toronto Raptors head coach Nick Nurse is more than happy for Nate Bjorkgren for being named the head coach of the Indiana Pacers. Bjorkgren, who spent the past two seasons as an assistant under Nurse, signed a multiyear deal on Tuesday to take the head coaching job in the Pacers organization. During an appearance on ESPN’s […]

The Indiana Pacers are hiring Toronto Raptors assistant coach Nate Bjorkgren to be their next head coach, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium. The Pacers recently fired Nate McMillan after getting swept in the first round of the playoffs by the Miami Heat, despite the fact McMillan had previously just received an […]

After a failed bid to repeat as NBA champions in the 2020 NBA Playoffs, the 2019 title-holders in the Toronto Raptors will aim to make noise in the offseason. They would want to put up a championship-caliber team while also hoping to return most of their key contributors from last season, including guard Fred VanVleet. […]

Toronto Raptors point guard Fred VanVleet becomes an unrestricted free agent this offseason and he’s probably going to be pursued by a number of teams on the open market. However, the Raptors are expected to re-sign VanVleet and could pay him something along the lines of what Malcolm Brogdon got from the Indiana Pacers in […]

Despite coming up short in returning to the NBA Finals for a second year, Toronto Raptors head coach Nick Nurse still has much to feel accomplished about. After winning the championship in 2019, Nurse continued constructing an already in-progress book detailing his life from childhood to becoming an intimidating, successful coach. In his book, “Rapture: […]

Toronto Raptors soon-to-be free agent big man Serge Ibaka has fired back at the “free agency fans” that have fed off the alleged disappearance of Raptors’ info in his Instagram bio. The 31-year-old Ibaka took to his Twitter page to address the speculators. I know the NBA and free agency news are slow right now […]

The future of veteran big man Serge Ibaka with the Toronto Raptors seems bleak at this point. So much so, that the incoming free agent just erased all Raptors-related information from his social media bio. Here’s a screenshot of Ibaka’s new profile: https://twitter.com/Hou5ton4L/status/1316444832261341186 In this day and age, I guess one of the first ways […]

Chris Bosh and Andrea Bargnani led the Toronto Raptors to the NBA playoffs twice (2007, 2008) during their four overlapping seasons north of the border. Toronto had drafted Bargnani no. 1 overall in 2006 (three years after selecting Bosh at no. 4), with the intention of building an unstoppable and versatile front-court duo. That vision […]

The Los Angeles Lakers walked away from the 2019-20 campaign with their 17th NBA championship, tying the Boston Celtics for the most in league history. It was a great achievement for the Lake Show, but which team should be favored to win it all next season? In this piece, we’ll lay out our favorites to […]

Wichita State Shockers head coach Gregg Marshall is making negative headlines following the revelation of his violent ways. According to a tell-all report, Marshall once punched one of his own players during practice, and former Shocker and now a current member of the Toronto Raptors, Fred VanVleet, forced Marshall to apologize. Jeff Goodman of Stadium […]

DeMar DeRozan of the San Antonio Spurs recalled a LeBron James story during the former’s stint with the Toronto Raptors. Channing Frye, who was James’ teammate during that time, confirmed the story to be true. Via Twitter, Frye confirmed the story of James instructing a Raptors player about their very own play. He added that […]

On the latest episode of “The Old Man and The Three” podcast with J.J. Redick and Tommy Alter, San Antonio Spurs swingman DeMar DeRozan was asked to talk about how he really felt watching the Toronto Raptors win the 2019 title without him. The Raptors traded DeRozan to the Spurs for, chiefly, Kawhi Leonard, who […]

Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri said last month that re-signing guard Fred VanVleet was a “big-time priority”; head coach Nick Nurse said that he would be “pretty surprised” if the Wichita State product left the Raptors in free agency. In the scenario where Toronto re-signs VanVleet, which could cost in excess of $20 million a […]

Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri is in an ongoing legal battle stemming from an incident at the end of Game 6 of last year’s NBA Finals, and Deputy Alan Strickland is making outrageous comparisons in the latest court filing. Strickland’s legal team came up with a long-winded response about why Ujiri’s apparent failure to show […]

The New York Knicks plan to pursue Toronto Raptors point guard Fred VanVleet this offseason once the free agency period begins. However, according to Ian Begley of SNY TV, the Knicks don’t already have an offer ready to throw at VanVleet despite reports saying New York is prepared to pay the Raptors guard $20 million […]

Toronto Raptors point guard Kyle Lowry is reportedly starring in a move produced by LeBron James’ Springhill Entertainment company. Adam Sandler will star in the film, entitled Hustle. Sandler plays a scout who discovers a prospect in Spain and brings him to America. Sandler–who drew critical acclaim for his performance in Uncut Gems–said during an appearance on […]

Every single team in the NBA has had its own battle with injuries. Some may be more significant than others, but in the end, most of them carry some sort of long-term impact on their respective teams. There are a few injuries, however, that end up costing a team a title (or two). Some of […]

Rumors came down the wire on Wednesday indicating that Toronto Raptors big man Marc Gasol had interest in returning home to join FC Barcelona for a second stint. Though the headline made the rounds on all forms of social media, it sounds like it may have been misguided. A spokesperson from FC Barcelona issued a […]

The Boston Celtics had a strong 2019-20 campaign, but it unfortunately came to a disappointing end in the Eastern Conference Finals. Celtics president Danny Ainge opened up Thursday morning about the frustrating end to the season, and he pinpointed a specific defeat in the second round that had a lasting effect on Boston. For Ainge, […]

Two factoids about the upcoming NBA Finals matchup between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Miami Heat that you’ve : The Heat are the first no. 5 seed or lower since the 1999 New York Knicks to reach the Finals LeBron James has now made more Finals appearances (10) than 27 of 30 franchises The […]