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Austin Daye Was Very Happy When He Was Traded

Apparently, Austin Daye was happy when the Toronto Raptors traded him to the San Antonio Spurs for Nando De Colo. This is his happy face: Upon learning he had been traded to Spurs, Austin Daye said he screamed into his pillow he was so happy. — Jeff McDonald (@JMcDonald_SAEN) February 24, 2014 I don’t really blame him – I would treat this more … Read more

Post Game Report Card: Lowry Lifts Raptors Over Magic

  Brad Mills-USA TODAY Sports Rarely will you see a Sunday night home game at the Air Canada Centre. As the nation of Canada basked in the glory of its gold medal win this morning in Sochi, the Toronto Raptors played a relatively quiet game against the Orlando Magic. It wasn’t pretty through the first two quarters, but a … Read more

Game Day Preview: Raptors Face Magic In Sunday Evening Matchup

Coming off a 98-91 win against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday night, the Toronto Raptors (30-25) will look for victory #31 tonight as they cap off their three game homestand tonight against the Orlando Magic (17-40). While the previous game resulted in a W for the Raptors, the overall performance was nothing worth writing home about. However, part of … Read more

Post Game Report Card: Ross, Valanciunas Lead Raptors To Victory Over Cavs

Just like that, the Cleveland Cavaliers win streak has ended. Tonight, the Toronto Raptors were able to protect their homecourt with a 98-91 win over the visiting team which boasted not one, but two Canadian players (Tristan Thompson & Anthony Bennett) making their lone trip north of the border for the regular season. With this victory, the Raptors (30-25) … Read more

Game Day Preview: Raptors Host Red-Hot Cavaliers

Following Wednesday night’s heartbreaker against the Chicago Bulls, the Toronto Raptors will look to move to an even record on their current homestand as they do battle with the Cleveland Cavaliers tonight at the ACC. Don’t look now, but Cleveland (22-33) has been one of the hottest teams in the entire league as of late. The Eastern Conference’s … 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

Welcome To Toronto Nando De Colo!

Heading into the trade deadline there was a lot of buzz surrounding the point guard position on the Toronto Raptors. Kyle Lowry is still a Raptor, but today the team added yet another point guard to their roster by acquiring the 6’5 Nando De Colo from the San Antonio Spurs. In exchange the Raptors send the sparsely used small … Read more

Post Game Report Card: Raptors Fall Short Against Bulls

Tonight was another game of catch-up in Toronto. In spite of a late fourth-quarter push by the Toronto Raptors, their Eastern Conference rival Chicago Bulls pulled through for a 94-92 win in the last regular season meeting between both teams. The home team fell behind early and never fully recovered. DeMar DeRozan poured in 32 points on 11-25 shooting, while Kyle Lowry produced … Read more

Game Day Preview: Soaring Raptors Host Scrappy Bulls

After an impressive 103-93 rout of the Washington Wizards, the Toronto Raptors head north to host the Chicago Bulls Wednesday night at the Air Canada Centre. Toronto (29-24) has not missed a beat since the All-Star break and are arguably the hottest team in the Eastern Conference, winning three straight along with a 7-3 mark … Read more