Without a doubt, the Raptors are going to lose players in free agency this offseason. With ten players eligible to become free agents when free agency opens on Friday November 20th (five unrestricted and five restricted), including three of the Raptors top six rotational pieces (Fred VanVleet, Serge Ibaka, and Marc Gasol), the Raptors roster … Read more
The NBA is a league where superstars win championships. Whether it’s Lebron James and Anthony Davis this year, Kevin Durant and Stephen Curry in 2017-18, or the San Antonio Spurs before them, teams don’t win big without superstars. Sure, there are some exceptions (the 2004 Pistons being the prime example), but they’re few and far … Read more
Over the past couple of months, there have been back-and-forth reports regarding Victor Oladipo’s frustration with playing in Indiana. Several times, Oladipo has openly refuted these reports, claiming that he did not, and would not request a trade. Then, the NBA bubble rolled around, and after appearing in 13 games prior to the league’s shutdown, … Read more
In organizations where people are the key resources that dictate performance, human resource managers often use replacement charts to visualize which employees can, and will replace their outgoing co-workers. In the basketball realm, replacement charts could be equated to teams’ depth charts – something that is used both formally by teams, and casually by the … Read more
According to Shams Charania of The Athletic, the New Orleans Pelicans are openly discussing a trade involving Jrue Holiday with several contenders. The 30-year-old defensive juggernaut has two years and $52M remaining on his contract, with a player option for the 2021-2022 season. We’ll begin by addressing the elephant in the room: if Jrue Holiday … Read more
The Toronto Raptors quietly became one of the top teams in the Eastern Conference in 2013-2014, winning the Atlantic Division. Despite three 50-plus win seasons and three more division titles over the next four seasons, the Raptors made it to the conference finals only once, losing in 2016. The addition of Kawhi Leonard fueled the … Read more
In the history of the NBA, we have never been so close to the potential beginning of free agency without actually knowing it. Then again, in all of the NBA’s existence, we have never had to deal with a four month long break in the middle of the season, a bubble in Disney World, and … Read more
With the 2020 NBA Draft just over three weeks away, the Toronto Raptors have been diligent about doing their homework. According to Marc Stein of the undefeated, the Raptors have added two point guard prospects to their watch list: Kansas’ Devon Dotson, and San Diego State’s Malachi Flynn. Dotson is projected to go late in … Read more
Midway through the 2019-2020 NBA season, the Toronto Raptors were faced with a decision. Should they be trade deadline buyers, and go all-in on contending for another championship? Or should they be trade deadline sellers, with veterans such as Marc Gasol, Fred VanVleet, and Serge Ibaka all set to hit free agency in the summer, … Read more
NBA fans were expecting to have a couple days to catch their breath as they impatiently wait for the NBA Finals to begin on Wednesday, but that break didn’t last long. As the most dramatic professional sports league, the NBA takes no days off. This afternoon, Jared Weiss of The Athletic reported that Victor Oladipo … Read more
