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The Toronto Raptors just won their first championship in franchise history, but Serge Ibaka thinks the team can win two more under Masai Ujiri’s direction. “Serge came in the other day and was like, ‘Boss man, Boss man, I really think we can win two more,’” Ujiri told Eric Koreen of The Athletic. There was […]

Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri noted he will talk to Pascal Siakam’s agent during Summer League in hopes of hammering out a contract extension, according to Blake Murphy of The Athletic. Siakam is fresh off a breakthrough season, one that earned him Most Improved Player honors on Monday’s NBA Awards show. A 2016 first round […]

Toronto Raptors president for basketball operations Masai Ujiri is definitely the man of the moment, with the 48-year-old team executive widely considered to have been the driving force behind Toronto’s unprecedented championship run. Nonetheless, Ujiri certainly knows how to give credit where it is due, as he continued to highlight the contributions of DeMar DeRozan, […]

Masai Ujiri, the president for basketball operations of the Toronto Raptors, is considered as the main architect behind the Raptors’ historic championship. However, he was definitely painted in a different light a year ago, especially after he decided to trade Toronto’s adopted son, DeMar DeRozan. DeRozan was seen as a loyal servant, and when Ujiri […]

Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri expressed confidence in re-signing Kawhi Leonard this offseason, claiming he’s had a few positive meetings with him over the last few days. Yet the executive warned the decision is ultimately in the star’s hands. “But Kawhi is his own man,” said Ujiri, according to Eric Koreen of The Athletic. “He’s […]

Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri confirmed he will remain in his current position with the franchise after rumors of the Washington Wizards’ interest swirled soon after the team won the NBA title earlier this month, according to Ryan Wolstat of the Toronto Sun. Ujiri noted that he “loves it” in Toronto, pointing out that his […]

Kyle Lowry wasn’t shy of confidence this postseason, and he showed it by making some big-time guarantees to his former college coach, Villanova’s Jay Wright. Chris Mannix of Sports Illustrated detailed a passage in which Lowry told his college coach the Toronto Raptors would overcome adversity, first promising team president Masai Ujiri a four-game win […]

Newly crowned NBA champion Kyle Lowry won’t try to make a compelling case for teammate Kawhi Leonard to stay with the Toronto Raptors this summer. Lowry and company have given him perhaps the greatest single reason to stay after winning an NBA title earlier this month. The rest is solely on Leonard, as Lowry puts […]

Kyle Lowry’s ascent to stardom has been one riddled with questions, doubts, and many ups and downs throughout the way. The Toronto Raptors point guard had a rough start in his first five seasons in the NBA, managing to stick around after only getting 30 starts to his name through his first half-decade of experience […]

For the first time in the franchise’s 24-year history, the Toronto Raptors are NBA champions after defeating the Golden State Warriors in the 2019 NBA Finals. Kawhi Leonard showed the poise that is expected from a former Finals MVP, as he led his new team to the coveted Promised Land of basketball. The 6-foot-7 forward […]

NBA free agency is just a week away, and one of the biggest questions surrounding it at the moment is “Where will Kawhi Leonard go?” Leonard just helped the Toronto Raptors win their first NBA championship as a franchise, and a lot of people are already speculating that he is now headed to L.A. to […]

Pascal Siakam of the Toronto Raptors tipped his hat to his late father after winning the NBA Most Improved Player Award. Siakam, who hails from Cameroon, says that he’s simply blessed that he made his father’s dream become a reality. Per Bleacher Report: “He had this crazy dream. People back home never believed in him, […]

Toronto Raptors forward Pascal Siakam beats out De’Aaron Fox and D’Angelo Russell to win the 2019 Most Improved Player award. The third-year veteran averaged 16.9 points, 6.9 rebounds and 3.1 assists last season. He became a vital part of the Raptors’ first-ever championship win — arguably the team’s second best player in the NBA Finals […]

The Toronto Raptors have extended qualifying offers to Patrick McCaw and Nando de Colo, according to a report by Sam Amico of AmicoHoops.net. McCaw, a 25-year-old guard has barely played for the Raptors last season. He averaged 1.7 points and was not able to do anything significant in Toronto’s championship run. Still, he became the […]

NBA Hall of Famer Scottie Pippen says Kawhi Leonard should stay with the Toronto Raptors for one more year. Leonard becomes an unrestricted free agent this summer. Yahoo Sports’ Chris Haynes reported on Sunday Leonard will decline his 2019-20 player option with the Raptors, but that the two-time Finals MVP is strongly considering staying in […]

Could the Dallas Mavericks sneak up on everyone in free agency this summer? According to Chris Sheridan of Sheridan Hoops, the Mavericks are expecting to get a meeting with Kawhi Leonard. Now, just because Leonard is meeting with Dallas does not mean that the Mavs are near the top of his list, nor does it […]

Toronto Raptors head coach Nick Nurse has officially been chosen to lead Team Canada at this year’s FIBA World Cup, according to a report from Chicco Nacion of theScore. “I’m looking forward to working with this talented group of young players, and to seeing what we can do on the competitive global basketball stage,” Nurse […]

One of the biggest questions of the NBA offseason pertains to where Toronto Raptors superstar Kawhi Leonard will sign in free agency. While numerous teams are after him, this has long been considered a two-team race between the Raptors and Los Angeles Clippers, with Toronto gaining momentum thanks to its first-ever NBA title. The Clippers […]

Kawhi Leonard, as expected, will decline his 2019-20 player option with the Toronto Raptors and will enter free agency. However, according to Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports, he is “seriously considering re-signing” with the reigning NBA Champions. Leonard has a $21.3 million option for next season. Nonetheless, he is expected to command the max contract […]

The Toronto Raptors won the NBA Championship this season in a stunning upset of the Golden State Warriors. Although the parade was last week, the party hasn’t stopped, at least not for head coach Nick Nurse. According to Steven Loung of SportsNet, Nick Nurse was at an Arkells concert in Toronto, and joined the Canadian […]

The Toronto Raptors shocked a lot of people when they beat the Golden State Warriors to win the NBA Finals in six games. However, the celebration got awkward pretty quickly when team President Masai Ujiri got into an altercation with a police officer. The story goes that the officer would not let Masai Ujiri on […]

Team president Masai Ujiri got involved in a troublesome incident just moments after the Toronto Raptors were crowned NBA champions. A sheriff’s deputy alleged that Ujiri struck him in the face after the latter attempted to get on the court to join the championship celebration. Witnesses, however, claimed that, while the two did get involved […]

The Toronto Zoo made an epic way to celebrate the Toronto Raptors’ first-ever NBA championship. The zoo released 48 Blanding’s turtles into the wild on Monday. However, before they do so, they named 37 turtles after Raptors players, coaches, executives and even superfans. To commemorate the Toronto @Raptors World Championship win, we’ve named 37/48 Blanding’s […]

For a very long time, the reigning NBA champions have had the tradition of visiting the White House after their title win. However, that has not happened over the past two years due to political issues with President Donald Trump. Now, Danny Green of the newly-crowned NBA champion Toronto Raptors apparently wants to make it […]

ESPN insider Brian Windhorst says Kawhi Leonard hanging out with his Toronto Raptors teammates since the NBA Finals ended is a “good sign” for Toronto. Leonard hung out with Raptors big man Serge Ibaka after the Finals ended and was at the Toronto Blue Jays game. The two-time Finals MVP purchased a $13.3 million, 13,000 […]

Toronto Raptors shooting guard Danny Green becomes an unrestricted free agent this summer. Depending on what Raptors superstar small forward Kawhi Leonard ends up doing, Green could either re-sign with Toronto or continue his career elsewhere. Green says he’s going to prioritize winning in free agency. The guard is hoping that will be with the […]

Toronto Raptors shooting guard Danny Green won his first championship back in 2014 when the San Antonio Spurs defeated LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh and the Miami Heat. Every player usually says their first title is the most special for them. Not Green, though, who says the Raptors’ 2019 title is “special because it’s […]

Toronto Raptors shooting guard Danny Green has revealed that All-Star point guard Kyle Lowry’s grandmother passed away around the 2019 NBA Finals. Green says Lowry didn’t tell a lot of people and kept continuing to play. “The crazy thing is – nobody knew this – he kind of did it, he kept it under wraps […]

Toronto Raptors shooting guard Danny Green knows Kawhi Leonard better than anyone on the team, and yet even the sharpshooter has no idea what Leonard is going to do this summer in free agency. Green, who like Leonard becomes an unrestricted free agent this offseason, says “nobody really knows” what Leonard is going to do […]

Toronto Raptors general manager Bobby Webster says the franchise is putting the finishing touches on its pitch for Kawhi Leonard to stay in Toronto this summer. Leonard becomes an unrestricted free agent this offseason once he declines his 2019-20 player option with the Raptors. It’s widely assumed that Leonard will either re-sign with Toronto to […]

Toronto Raptors superfan Nav Bhatia, mayor John Tory and Paramount CEO Mohamad Fakih have created a petition for the city of Toronto in regards to Raptors superstar small forward Kawhi Leonard. Bhatia wants the people of Toronto to give Leonard the privacy he deserves after leading the Raptors to the 2019 NBA championship. Leonard has […]

Should Marc Gasol opt out of his contract with the Toronto Raptors, the New Orleans Pelicans will have interest in signing the big man, according to Fletcher Mackel of WDSU. Gasol has a $25.6 million player option for the 2019-20 campaign. The 34-year-old split the 2018-19 campaign between the Memphis Grizzlies and Toronto Raptors. He […]

Former Toronto Raptors head coach Dwane Casey may no longer be calling the shots for the 2019 NBA Champions, but a lot of fans still believe that he should be given credit for helping the team build a contender over the past couple of years. Casey became the Raptors head coach back in 2011, but […]

Kawhi Leonard is the biggest star in the NBA right now, so it’s no wonder why someone paid $50,000 to get a game-worn jersey of the Toronto Raptors star. The NBA auctioned the Leonard’s NBA Finals Game 1 jersey following the team’s historic title run in the 2019 playoffs. Details of the winner (name, whereabouts, […]

Toronto Raptors superstar Kawhi Leonard signed a sponsorship deal with Cargo Jet Airways after leading the Canadian-based squad to an NBA title in the recently concluded season. The Ontario-based company took to Instagram to announce the deal with Leonard. Cargo Jet Airways is reportedly the same company that gave Drake, a well-known Raptors fan, a […]

Former Toronto Raptors coach Dwane Casey was happy to see the team win its first-ever NBA Championship. In an interview with the Associated Press, per ESPN, Casey said that it’s nice to see some of the guys he once coached win the title, something that they were not able to do when he was manning […]

Kawhi Leonard will entertain plenty of suitors in his impending free agency, planning to take meetings with five different teams this summer. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported Thursday night that the Toronto Raptors star is likely to take meetings with the New York Knicks, Philadelphia 76ers, Brooklyn Nets and L.A. Clippers, who are the frontrunners for […]

The New York Knicks will aggressively pursue potential unrestricted free agent Kawhi Leonard in the summer, according to SNY’s Ian Begley. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski recently reported that Leonard’s options are effectively narrowed down to the LA Clippers and Toronto Raptors, but the Big Apple remains another option for the recently crowned NBA champion and Finals […]

You know how love fans love reading into every little detail in free agency? “Oh, so and so followed Team X on Twitter,” or, “Oh, this guy liked a post from the cousin of the trainer of Player X!” Well, fans are now going crazy over Kawhi Leonard apparently buying moving boxes at a Home Depot […]