There are few nights in the Toronto Raptors franchise history which shaped the trajectory of the team more impactfully than June 23rd, 2016. In a span of a few hours, the Raptors added Jakob Poeltl, Pascal Siakam, and Fred VanVleet to their roster. At the time, not much was expected from any of them – … Read more
The 2022 NBA Draft is being heralded as a relatively flat one, meaning that the spread of talent between the latter portion of the lottery and early second round may not be as large as it typically is. Of course, pre-draft analysis can only be relied upon to an extent, however if this class fits … Read more
By Scott Engel, The Game Day The Raptors’ 2022 season certainly did not end as hoped, with a 35-point loss to Philadelphia 76ers in the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs. The series loss was no major surprise, of course, as going up against Joel Embiid, James Harden, and the ascending Tyrese Maxey would … Read more
As the Raptors wrapped up their off-day practice on Friday afternoon, Nick Nurse called his team over to the video board to “watch a few clips,” which the team would have presumably expected to be some last-minute film room work. Instead, Vince Carter, the 1998-1999 Rookie of The Year popped up on the screen with … Read more
What to know about the match-up between the two Atlantic Division rivals Set it in stone, the Eastern Conference fifth-seed Toronto Raptors are playing the fourth-seed Philadelphia 76ers in the first round of the 2021-2022 NBA Playoffs. Philadelphia gets their chance to avenge The Shot, while Toronto gets their opportunity to further a season that … Read more
You joined our team in 2013 As an assistant coach relatively unseen You changed our offense, adding passing and threes Which has been successful over the years, to varying degrees In 2018 it was time for a change Coach Dwane Casey had reached the end of his range With such a great assistant coach the … Read more
Following the Boston Celtics’ triumphant victory over the Memphis Grizzlies last night, the Eastern Conference playoff (and play-in) picture was set. On Saturday evening at 6:00pm ET, the Toronto Raptors will find themselves standing across from the Philadelphia 76ers at the Wells Fargo Center in what should be the first game of a gladiatorial series. … Read more
With the 2021-2022 regular season all wrapped up, it’s safe to say that the Toronto Raptors are ahead of schedule. For a team that traded away the greatest and most accomplished player in franchise history this past offseason, expectations for the squad this season were fairly low. The 2021 NBA draft landed them Scottie Barnes; … Read more
Since the inception of the 2021-2022 season, it seemed like an inevitability that the Raptors would fare better than their surveyors expected. Simply said, the construction of their roster was far superior to what last year’s record in Tampa suggested. Betting sites, such as jeuxdecartes.net projected the Raptors regular season win total to net out … Read more
So here it is. Before the 2019 championship run by the Toronto Raptors, we talked about what made the Toronto Raptors so special. Back then, it was the combination of elite defence, and three point shooting that boosted the Raptors into playoff contending status, and ultimately, their first ever championship. That 2019 team boasted NBA … Read more
