Throughout the course of the 2014-15 season, fans were able to grow to love the Toronto Raptors most featured line-up consisting of: Lou Williams, Greivis Vasquez, James Johnson, Patrick Patterson, and Tyler Hansborough. They appeared in 39 games together, while posting the teams most reliable defensive efficiency rating of 96.8 points per 100 possessions, according … Read more
Reports coming out of Lithuania have indicated that Jonas Valanciunas is finalizing a long-term extension with the Toronto Raptors. Lithuanian national team coach Jonas Kazlauskas says that JV is taking a leave from the national team to return to Toronto, to sign his long-term extension. The original article is in Lithuanian, but has been transcribed by various fans and reporters. … Read more
Don’t give up on your hoop dreams just yet! The Toronto Raptors‘ newly minted D-League Raptors 905 will be holding open tryouts to the public. The team based out of Mississauga’s Hershey Centre could make some lifelong dreams come true on September 19th at the University of Toronto Mississauga campus. The early bird registration fee(before … Read more
Rewind to just over two years ago to July 10th, 2013 where one of the best moments in the over 20 year history of the Toronto Raptors was made official. Andrea Bargnani, the first ever European to be picked first overall in an NBA draft, Bryan Colangelo’s pet project, Primo Pasta connoisseur, and the bane … Read more
Talks have been floating around about the Toronto Raptors making a potential deal for Phoenix Suns power forward Markieff Morris. After the Suns traded his brother Marcus, he is reportedly unhappy with his situation, and Toronto has been repeatedly listed as a hot destination and good fit for the big man. A recent report has stated: And now he is … Read more
The Toronto Raptors are coming off another impressive regular season which ended in disappointment during the playoffs. With the 2015-2016 quickly approaching the Raptors would hope to get things going with a bang. The Raptors made some major defensive upgrades through free agency and the draft by signing DeMarre Carroll, Cory Joseph, Luis Scola, and Bismack Biyombo along with rookies Delon Wright and Norman Powell. … Read more
With the newly acquired DeMarre Carroll poised to assume starting small forward duties it would appear that, after a frustrating year of inconsistent play, Terrence Ross’ role has been redefined significantly. The new roster additions and restructured depth chart undoubtedly has huge implications for Terrence Ross and the trajectory of his career. But perhaps his … Read more
DeMar DeRozan is going at it once again in his yearly Drew League competitions. Once again, he looks quite dominant this summer – something that will get Toronto Raptors fans excited for basketball. There are a number of high profile players that play in ‘the Drew’, including James Harden. Harden and DeRozan squared off today, and DD slammed on him. … Read more
Kyle Lowry has been known to be on the ‘heavier’ side. While it may help him to have a little bit of extra weight, it was clear towards the end of last season that he had lost a lot of his explosiveness, partially due to injury. Lowry now looks like he’s in the best shape of … Read more
