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Bye Bye Bargnani: Andrea Dealt To Knicks

FINAL: Quentin Richardson will be included in the deal, likely to be immediately released, along with Camby. Deal will be official July 10th. UPDATE: League did not approve deal tonight for unknown reasons. Knicks and Raptors still want to complete deal however will have to be restructured tomorrow under the 2013-14 player salaries. This means the deal … Read more

Raptors 2013 Offseason Checklist

With a quiet draft night, the Toronto Raptors will likely look to make a splash this offseason. GM Masai Ujiri emphasized the need for some change, and the rumors of dealing DeMar DeRozan for Clippers guard Eric Bledsoe indicate he’s not afraid to trade virtually anybody on this team. Judging Masai’s behavior this far leads me to assume he is going to try … Read more

Raptors Decline John Lucas III Team Option

The Toronto Raptors have declined their team option on John Lucas III, meaning he will not be back in 2013-14. The Raptors desperately need a back-up point guard, and have been linked with Toronto-native Myck Kabongo. Lucas wasn’t a bad third-string point guard to have on the roster, however Dwane Casey overusing him and giving him far too much freedom … Read more

Passive Draft By Ujiri May Indicate Raptors Future

Three paths were proposed by Tim Leiweke, Masai Ujiri and co with regards to this Toronto Raptors squad going forward. The first one being a complete “blow-up”, second one being a re-tool of the current roster, and the third one being a mix of both. The goal is a championship regardless of the path chosen, and with Ujiri’s passiveness … Read more

Bryan Colangelo Officially Removed From Raptors Organization

Bryan Colangelo has stepped down as president of the Toronto Raptors organization under his own will after being succeeded by Masai Ujiri. He will stay as a consultant for MLSE until a better job opportunity opens up. “Having had a better chance to reflect on things for the past several weeks, I have concluded that stepping away from … Read more

2013 NBA Draft: Ujiri Looking To Acquire Pick?

The 2013 NBA Draft is coming up this Thursday, June 27th, and the Toronto Raptors are currently without a pick.  In case you didn’t know, the Raptors’ pick was sent away to the Houston Rockets, in a trade that acquired Kyle Lowry. Houston then flipped that pick to the Oklahoma City Thunder in the blockbuster deal … Read more

Raptors Interested In Signing Israeli PG?

The Toronto Raptors are one of multiple teams potentially interested in bringing Israeli stud PG Gal Mekel to an NBA roster. Makel, 25, has caught the eyes of many scouts after a fantastic performance against the Euroleague powerhouse Maccabi Electra Tel-Aviv, as well as some great workouts for various NBA teams. To me, Mekel seems like a traditional … Read more

Raptors Officially Announce Casey As Head Coach

The Toronto Raptors announced today that Dwane Casey will be the head coach to start the 2012-13 season. Nothing that we didn’t know, but it’s official now. Masai Ujiri seems to have some sort of faith in Casey, and to me that somewhat signifies that he likes this team going forward. The players have a relationship with Casey and that … Read more

Six Steps to Rebranding the Toronto Raptors

Since the new Chief Executive Officer of MLSE Tim Leiweke took over, some major moves have been made for the Toronto Raptors organization. With what started out as a mere cleanup of the front office and other lingering pieces has turned into a complete franchise face-lift: something much needed for a team with storied losing … Read more