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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 […]

Former NBA big man Kendrick Perkins had a hilarious reaction to Marc Gasol reportedly leaving the Toronto Raptors and the NBA for Barcelona. Perkins took to Twitter to chime in on the news, noting that Gasol “must have watched that Presidential Debate last night.” He must have watched that Presidential Debate last night. https://t.co/k14f2zipRl — […]

There had already been rumblings about Toronto Raptors center Marc Gasol considering a return to Europe. Now there’s another rumor out of Spain suggesting it’s basically a done deal that the veteran big man will be returning to Spain and signing with Barcelona: ‼️CONFIRMADO 🎙Ya lo anunciamos el 4/9 @R_KeioU y yo y hoy os podemos […]

Toronto Raptors head coach Nick Nurse would be shocked if point guard Fred VanVleet isn’t back with the team next season. VanVleet becomes an unrestricted free agent this offseason and he’s expected to be pursued by a bevy of teams on the open market. However, Nurse doesn’t sound too concerned about VanVleet leaving the Raptors. […]

Despite falling to the Boston Celtics in the second round, the Toronto Raptors have decided to reward head coach Nick Nurse with a hefty extension. According to reports, the newly-crowned Coach of the Year’s new deal has just made him one of the best-paid coaches in the entire league. The Athletic’s Shams Charania provided the […]

During his end-of-the-season press conference with Toronto Raptors reporters on Thursday, president Masai Ujiri talked about the future of point guard Fred VanVleet. VanVleet becomes an unrestricted free agent this offseason and is expected to be one of the hot targets of the summer and already has a number of teams rumored to be pursuing […]

Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri spoke glowingly about point guard Kyle Lowry on Thursday during his end-of-the-season press conference with reporters. Not only did Ujiri say he believes Lowry will make the Hall of Fame one day, but the Raptors exec also hinted there could be a Kyle Lowry statue outside Scotiabank Arena in Toronto […]

There have been rumblings that the Toronto Raptors are close to extensions for president Masai Ujiri and general manager Bobby Webster, which makes all the sense in the world. However, Ujiri claimed Thursday that he hasn’t talked with Raptors ownership about a new deal. Ujiri also said his contract negotiations aren’t something he’ll discuss publicly: […]

The Toronto Raptors rewarded head coach Nick Nurse with a multi-year contract extension on Tuesday. Now, according to reports, the team is on the verge of solidifying its front office. As part of a tweet sent out on Thursday morning, Marc Stein of The New York Times noted buzz that the Raptors are closing in […]

There may have never been a more NBA perfect storm than what happened after the Los Angeles Clippers lost Game 7 against the Denver Nuggets. Kawhi Leonard, Paul George and the rest of Doc Rivers’ squad suffered a monumental upset after failing to make the Western Conference Finals despite their star-studded lineup. Sure enough, after […]

For NBA analyst Kendrick Perkins, Los Angeles Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard shouldn’t have left the Toronto Raptors. And he laid out some pretty solid arguments to defend his case. Speaking on First Take, Perkins explained why Leonard’s departure from the Raptors to the Clippers was a “tragedy.” According to Perkins, Leonard had a whole country […]

Ben Simmons, Rudy Gobert and Pascal Siakam will all benefit by earning All-NBA honors in 2020, per Bobby Marks of ESPN. Simmons, who signed a lucrative rookie-scale extension with the Sixers during the summer of 2019, has a starting salary of 25 percent of the 2020-21 salary cap. The starting salary will now be adjusted […]

We may have just seen the last of veteran big man Marc Gasol in the NBA. This is after a report has surfaced pertaining to how the Toronto Raptors big man is expected to seriously consider making a return to Europe for next season, via Eurohoops.net. Gasol just finished up the last season of his deal and […]

When Kawhi Leonard opted to bolt from the Toronto Raptors last summer, the general belief was that he did so in order to chase another title with the Los Angeles Clippers. That’s now out of the window following LA’s heart-wrenching series defeat at the hands of the Denver Nuggets on Tuesday. As it turns out, […]

The Toronto Raptors have signed head coach Nick Nurse to a multi-year contract extension, the team announced Tuesday morning. The details of the extension haven’t yet been revealed. Raptors president Masai Ujiri made a statement on the signing: “Our confidence in Nick just continues to grow, and part of that comes from what we’ve experienced […]

The defending champion Toronto Raptors have exited the bubble after being eliminated by the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference Semifinals. The Raptors pushed the Celtics to a full seven games, showing that championship mettle until the very end. To credit the Raptors, they were never favored to repeat for the title, let alone make […]

A famous saying is that sometimes you win, sometimes you learn. For Kemba Walker and the Boston Celtics, winning a series in the playoffs also comes with lessons learned, especially since it took them seven hard-fought battles against the defending champion Toronto Raptors before they got the victory to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals. Ahead […]

Toronto Raptors All-Star power forward Pascal Siakam really struggled in the second round of the 2020 playoffs against the Boston Celtics and was the subject of some jokes on social media, something Sacramento Kings veteran Kent Bazemore isn’t happy about. In the seven-game series versus the Celtics, Siakam averaged just 14.9 points and shot 38.2 […]