Raptors Cage

Post Game Report Card: Raptors Fall In Game 7 Thriller, Lose Series To Nets

The season is over. It really hurts to say that— especially considering the blood, sweat, and tears that the Toronto Raptors dripped this afternoon. Following a 104-103 win at the ACC, the Brooklyn Nets will be moving on to the Eastern Conference semifinals for a date with the Miami Heat. Even though a loss was the final result, … Read more

Game Day Preview: Raptors Head to Brooklyn With Series Tied

Adam Hunger/USA TODAY Sports The Toronto Raptors are leaving the friendly confines of the north to enter a wasp’s nest. Game three shifts to Bucktown with the Raptors and the Brooklyn Nets deadlocked at a game apiece in their first round playoff series. From Masai Ujiri’s F Brooklyn declaration to subtle barbs thrown at the Raptors … Read more

What Is The Raptors’ Recipe For Success In The Playoffs?

Atlantic Division Champions, an NBA All-Star, home-court advantage in the playoffs, and a new franchise season record. The Toronto Raptors have completed milestones in a season where they were generally thought of as a low-ball playoff team that was good enough just to get there. However, since December 8th, where the Sacramento Kings and the Raptors pulled … Read more

Ujiri: Raptors are Open to Bringing Back Carter

  The Toronto Raptors are ready to welcome the best player in franchise history back home. In a recent interview with George Stroumboulopoulos, Raptors GM Masai Ujiri described the team’s interest in bringing back Vince Carter (at the 33:40 mark of this video): “Vince, for me, is different. He’s one of the symbols of the Toronto Raptors whether we like it or … Read more

Report: Raptors Plan On Making Run At Durant

Sort of breaking news. The Toronto Raptors are apparently revving up to make a run at signing Oklahoma City Thunder superstar Kevin Durant when he becomes a free agent in 2016. To clarify, Durant has two years after this season left on his contract. The organization’s championship aspirations have been made apparent by Tim Leiweke and Masai Ujiri. After bringing superstars such as Jermaine Defoe to Toronto FC, there … Read more

Recapping Woj’s Brilliant Lowry Article

Recently, the brilliant Adrian Wojnarowski wrote a piece that takes you right up the ACC tower, revolving around Toronto Raptors PG Kyle Lowry. I swear, this guy is connected to high-end personnel in every organization. Is it kind of cheap that we don’t have any actual original content today and are essentially ripping off a Woj article? Maybe, but … Read more

No Lowry Deal Indicates He’s Likely Point Guard Of The Future

I’m breathing many sighs of relief now that the trade deadline is long gone. Aside from the Austin Daye blockbuster, the Toronto Raptors roster is still in tact. After much speculation, it is clear that Kyle Lowry will remain a part of this franchise for at least the rest of the 2013/14 season. We know Masai Ujiri doesn’t mess around. In other words, if … Read more

Raptors Rumor Mill Churning As Deadline Approaches (UPDATED)

Note: this post will consistently be updated when there are new rumors pertaining to the Raptors.  With Thursday’s NBA trade deadline looming, Masai Ujiri and the Toronto Raptors have found themselves in discussion of trade talks once again. Sitting at 28-24, and atop of the Atlantic Division, Masai Ujiri’s subtraction of Rudy Gay has helped … Read more

Raptors Face Unfamiliar Challenges In Second Half Of Season

It’s been quite some time since the Toronto Raptors have been in this position. With 28 wins already, the Raptors have found themselves in rather unfamiliar territory; territory that only the team’s most optimistic supporters may had expected them to occupy. Coming into the season, the East was regarded as a noticeably tiered conference that had … Read more