Raptors Cage

Calling Out Tim Leiweke

With his slicked back hair, smooth tongue, and somewhat proven track record, new MLSE President Tim Leiweke has won over the majority of Toronto fans with his championship promises. While this is a refreshing mentality to posses, there are some things that irk me about Mr Leiweke. His ego and cockiness takes MLSE to new ‘big-shot’ heights, … Read more

Summer League Player Grades

The Toronto Raptors have been eliminated from the NBA Summer League tournament in the quarterfinals after a valiant comeback bid, but ultimately falling by a score of 103-98 to the Phoenix Suns. Jonas Valanciunas sat out the final game in order to rest before joining the Lithuanian national team. Winning or losing with regards to the summer league is … Read more

A Culture Change Is Coming For The Raptors

The Toronto Raptors were a team last season that struggled to guard, finishing in the bottom third of the league defensively. This Raptor team lacked some sort of energy, lacked that grit, that toughness that Dwane Casey originally brought, and had envisioned for this team.Times have changed. Masai Ujiri was hired as the new team … Read more

Raptors Sign D.J Augustin To One Year Deal

According to Adrian Wojnarowski, the Toronto Raptors have signed point guard D.J. Augustin to a one year deal worth approximately 1.26 million. The former Indiana Pacers guard averaged 4.7 points, 2.2 assists, and 1.2 rebounds last year and was out of the rotation. With the Charlotte Bobcats, Augustin had more success, averaging 14.4 points per game and 6.1 assists per game in his … Read more

Wiggins: “I Want To Play For The Raptors”

After Vaughn (Toronto for you American readers) native Andrew Wiggins was announced Gatorade athlete of the year, he was interviewed by the media. One reporter asked which team he would like to play for if the draft were tomorrow. Yep – the projected #1 overall pick said he would want to play for the Toronto Raptors (around the 2:15 mark … Read more

The Best Of Linas Kleiza As A Raptor

Today it was announced that Linas Kleiza would be subject to the amnesty clause. Reports indicated that the Toronto Raptors tried to deal Kleiza for an asset, but nobody was biting despite him possessing an expiring contract. Therefore, Masai Ujiri amnestied him, putting the Raptors below the luxury tax line.  I can tell you that fellow Lithuanian Jonas Valanciunas likely won’t be too … Read more

The Raptors Are Not Tanking

The Toronto Raptors are not going to be tanking the 2013-14 season, at least initially. I can’t promise you anything, but everything Masai Ujiri says continues to hint at a ‘go for it’ campaign rather than a #TankForWiggins effort. “We are going to be aggressive out there but we also have to see what we have on … Read more