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Toronto Raptors forward OG Anunoby was one of the unsung heroes of his team’s historic championship run last season. Averaging 7.0 points, 2.9 rebounds, and 0.7 steals, while also connecting on 1.0 three-pointers per contest on a 33.2-percent clip, the 6-foot-8 wingman’s production was not exactly of the standout variety. Nonetheless, Anunoby was a steady […]

The Toronto Raptors are resting a slew of key players ahead of their preseason tilt with the Chicago Bulls on Sunday night as a result of international travel following the team’s participation in the Japan Games. Blake Murphy of The Athletic reports that Kyle Lowry, Pascal Siakam, Serge Ibaka, Marc Gasol, Fred VanVleet and Norman Powell […]

Toronto Raptors point guard Kyle Lowry is questionable to face the Chicago Bulls on Sunday. Lowry had a procedure to repair a tendon injury in his left thumb in July and has yet to take the floor with his Raptors teammates at training camp and hasn’t played in the preseason. Raptors are listing Kyle Lowry […]

Toronto Raptors head coach Nick Nurse says their load management strategy on superstar Kawhi Leonard last season prepared the team for life without him. Leonard missed 22 games last season for the Raptors, who went 17-5 without their best player in 2018-19. Nurse is obviously going to miss Leonard, but he believes the Raptors aren’t […]

With Kawhi Leonard gone, it appears the Toronto Raptors are ready to hand the keys to the offense to small forward Pascal Siakam. Raptors head coach Nick Nurse says Siakam could maybe become Toronto’s “primary option” this season. “I think a situation has been created for him to expand his role a little bit,” Nurse […]

Kyle Lowry could be traded this 2019-20 season, and the Toronto Raptors might not find it too difficult to find a trade partner for the champion playmaker. According to Adrian Wojnarowski and Zach Lowe of ESPN, the Los Angeles Clippers, Miami Heat, Detroit Pistons and Minnesota Timberwolves could all be potential suitors for the All-Star […]

A recent conversation between ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski and Zach Lowe revealed that the Toronto Raptors extended Kyle Lowry for another year and $31 million to make his contract more easily tradable. Lowry was already due to make $33 million this season, but tacking on that extra year and $31 million could give a championship-aspiring team […]

The Toronto Raptors have a big, Kawhi Leonard-sized gap to fill on their roster. It doesn’t seem they have that star player on their roster who can take them back to the Finals for a second straight year. However, they have an interesting player in Norman Powell who can become the X-Factor the Raptors need […]

From Nick Nurse’s point of view, Toronto Raptors forward OG Anunoby is in the ‘best condition he’s been in.’ After their second preseason game, Nurse shared his observations on the 22-year-old forward who’s now in his third year in the league. According to Nurse, Anunoby is healthier than ever. “He’s not only healthy, but he’s […]

Toronto Raptors point guard Fred VanVleet faced a peculiar question from a Japanese reporter after winning a high-scoring preseason opener against the Houston Rockets in Saitama, Japan. The reporter pointed to the fact that the Raptors spark plug is one of the NBA’s shorter players, asking for any bits of advice for shorter Japanese players who […]

Russell Westbrook joined the Rockets this summer, reuniting with former Oklahoma City Thunder teammate James Harden. Tuesday marked their first game together on Houston’s roster, and the dynamic duo put on quite a show. Though the Rockets were defeated by the Toronto Raptors in Tuesday’s matchup, 134-129, Harden and Westbrook proved that they still share […]

Toronto Raptors point guard Kyle Lowry was prepared to hold out and try and force a trade if he didn’t get an extension from the franchise, according to Michael Grange of SportsNet. Lowry had one year left on his deal with the Raptors, who gave the All-Star guard a one-year, $31 million extension on Monday. […]

Houston Rockets head coach Mike D’Antoni thinks the Toronto Raptors will remain title contenders despite the departure of star small forward Kawhi Leonard. D’Antoni says the obvious, pointing out that it will be harder for the Raptors to win this season now that Leonard is gone. However, the Rockets coach thinks Toronto has the right […]

Toronto Raptors big man Marc Gasol says he would add the athleticism of Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James to his game if he could borrow one skill from any player in the NBA. James, who is arguably the most athletic player in league history, is still a force of nature despite being 34 years […]

The Toronto Raptors made a $31 million investment in the continuity of their culture, signing the only piece left over from the initial core of players in the Masai Ujiri regime. The one-year extension puts Kyle Lowry’s contract at a hefty $64 million for the next two seasons as the organization banks on his veteran […]

Amidst all the controversy the team has been involved in of late, the Houston Rockets have been given a bit of a boost with news of new recruit Russell Westbrook being probable to play for Tuesday’s preseason matchup against the Toronto Raptors. In other news … Rockets guard Russell Westbrook listed as probable to play […]

Pascal Siakam is coming off a rousing third-year campaign that netted him the Most Improved Player award. Now, the MIP must make another jump, going from second option to the go-to player for the Toronto Raptors — a jump veteran point guard Kyle Lowry already expects. Lowry, who just agreed to a one-year, $31 million […]

The Toronto Raptors have a tough task ahead defending their NBA title, the first in 24 years since the formation of the expansion franchise. Yet veteran big man Serge Ibaka believes his team won’t be really defending its title, but rather swinging for a new one. Unlike a championship belt in wrestling, mixed martial arts, […]

Point guard Kyle Lowry has agreed to a one-year, $31 million extension to remain with the Toronto Raptors, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Lowry was on an expiring contract, and now he’s on the books for two years and $64 million as he tacks on another year to the tail end of his three-year, $100 […]

Toronto Raptors head coach Nick Nurse is looking to tweak his offense due to the lack of a reliable shooting touch from Rondae Hollis-Jefferson. Nurse admitted that he’s not too confident about relying on Hollis-Jefferson camping around the perimeter or behind the 3-point line, waiting for a wide-open shot. Instead, Nurse is looking at placing […]

With Kawhi Leonard gone, Kyle Lowry thinks Pascal Siakam will be the Toronto Raptors’ “go-to guy” this season. Siakam won the 2019 Most Improved Player of the Year Award and will have the ball in his hands more often this season with the departure of Leonard. "Pascal will be probably our go-to guy." Kyle Lowry […]

Times have definitely changed for the NBA. These days, load management nights off have become a prevalent thing, allowing some players to take certain games off in order to rest and recuperate. This was unheard of a decade or so ago, but nowadays, its as if each and every team already has this common practice […]

The Toronto Raptors are most likely going to experience another rebuild so soon after winning their first NBA title last June. But that doesn’t mean that they can’t play some good basketball. New Raptor Rondae Hollis-Jefferson has nothing but good words to say about the Nick Nurse-led Raptors. Sure, it’s going to be a long […]

The Portland Trail Blazers, New Orleans Pelicans, Brooklyn Nets, Toronto Raptors and Cleveland Cavaliers are reportedly showing early interest in LaMelo Ball, who is the younger brother of Lonzo Ball, according to Adam Zagoria of Forbes. LaMelo Ball’s NBA Draft stock is steadily rising and there are some who believe he can be the No. […]

The Toronto Raptors have picked up OG Anunoby’s fourth-year option, the team announced Friday. Anunoby’s deal for the 2020-21 season is worth $3.87 million, which boosts Toronto’s total guaranteed contracts to $23.3 million, according to ESPN Insider Bobby Marks. The organization is hoping Anunoby can have the same type of breakout season Most Improved Player Pascal […]

Philadelphia 76ers superstars Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons recently sat down with Shams Charania of The Athletic, as they discussed the bitter end to the Sixers’ 2018-19 campaign. For those who may have forgotten, it was eventual Finals MVP Kawhi Leonard and his Toronto Raptors that ended the dream of the Sixers following his unforgettable […]

Toronto Raptors forward Pascal Siakam is seeking a maximum contract extension on his rookie contract. Otherwise, Siakam is preparing to become a restricted free agent in a 2020 free-agency market that would peg him as one of the top players available, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. Siakam is eligible for as large as […]

Toronto Raptors head coach Nick Nurse says point guard Kyle Lowry is expected to be ready to resume normal basketball activity after the Raptors return from Tokyo. Lowry had a procedure to repair a tendon injury in his left thumb in July and has yet to take the floor with his Raptors teammates at training […]

The Toronto Raptors have an improbable campaign to defend their NBA title ahead of them. They’re close to playing their first game of the season against the New Orleans Pelicans but they are still without their franchise PG in Kyle Lowry. The NBA champion underwent the knife to fix his thumb in July and is […]

Patrick McCaw is set to get a massive minutes boost with the Toronto Raptors next season. The 23-year-old guard played a limited role for the Raptors last season, but head coach Nick Nurse hinted that things may change for him this 2019-20 campaign. Per Mike Ganter of Post Media News (via The Telegram), Nurse said […]

The Toronto Raptors may have won the 2019 NBA championship, but they don’t even resemble title contenders heading into the 2019-20 campaign. Sure, a lot of the pieces from their championship squad still remain. Kyle Lowry, Serge Ibaka and Marc Gasol are still on board, and, of course, there is Pascal Siakam, who emerged as […]

Many members of the 2016 NBA draft class are projected to get extensions this summer, as the players in that class are eligible for rookie-scale extensions up until Oct. 21. Perhaps the member of that grouping likely to get paid is Toronto Raptors forward Pascal Siakam. Toronto fans were ecstatic to see Siakam and the […]

Dallas Mavericks point guard Delon Wright is coming off a season where he split time playing for the Memphis Grizzlies and eventual champions Toronto Raptors. The 27-year-old was traded to the Grizzlies at the 2019 February trade deadline in the Marc Gasol deal, depriving the former first-round pick a chance to compete for the title-clinching […]

The Toronto Raptors finally reached the promise land this past season, winning their first NBA championship. But unlike most other teams who have dreams of repeating, the Raptors may end up fighting just to make the playoffs. Toronto lost its everything in Kawhi Leonard this summer, as Leonard bolted for the Los Angeles Clippers in […]

Joel Embiid was seen emotionally reacting to a devastating Game 7 loss to the Toronto Raptors in the Eastern Conference Semifinals, one that included one of the NBA’s most throat-gripping finishes with a four-bounce corner shot by Kawhi Leonard that ended the Philadelphia 76ers’ season. That painful loss haunted Embiid into thinking what else he […]

San Antonio Spurs swingman DeMar DeRozan admits there is some sad feeling seeing the Toronto Raptors win the NBA title without him, but he remains happy for the team and what they have accomplished. “We all human. We all feel some type of way, when you see a previous situation you were part of accomplish […]

The Toronto Raptors may have lost Kawhi Leonard in free agency, but they still have that competitive spirit that helped them win their first-ever championship next season. And even without the reigning Finals MVP, the team still plans to remain competitive this season, and head coach Nick Nurse has indicated that he plans to have […]

Toronto Raptors forward Pascal Siakam has been a revelation last season where he put up 16.9 points, 6.9 rebounds, and 3.1 assists per game. He was arguably the team’s second-best player and was vital in the team’s championship run. He capped off his 2018-19 campaign by winning the Most Improved Player of the Year award. […]

Considering that Marc Gasol didn’t have a lot of time to rest his body and recuperate this summer, the Toronto Raptors plan to closely monitor his minutes this season. The Spaniard is fresh from helping the franchise win its first-ever NBA championship back in June and leading Spain to the FIBA World Cup title a […]