NBA insider Alex Kennedy tweeted earlier that the Toronto Raptors one of the contending teams looking to acquire the services of 32 year old Amar’e Stoudemire. Other teams that are reported to have interest are the Los Angeles Clippers, Portland Trail Blazers, the Dallas Mavericks and even the team that originally drafted him, the Phoenix … Read more
After getting blown out by the Golden State Warriors the other day, you’d expect the Toronto Raptors to come out swinging in tonight’s contest against the Phoenix Suns. That was far from the case as the Raptors lost 125-109. Toronto ends their six-game road with a losing record (2-4) while dropping their third straight game for the first time … Read more
With the return of All-Star DeMar Derozan, and a return to the friendly confines of the Air Canada Centre on the horizon, the Toronto Raptors will face their final test on the World Junior road trip when they take on the Phoenix Suns. The last time these two teams met on November 24th in Toronto, … Read more
In a surprising turn of events, the Toronto Raptors were forced to stave off a late comeback from its opponents tonight. After a solid three quarters, the visiting Phoenix Suns caught fire in the final frame to make for an interesting night at the ACC. Behind remarkable performances from Jonas Valanciunas (27 points, 11 rebounds), DeMar DeRozan (23 points) … Read more
The Toronto Raptors’ matinee game against the Phoenix Suns is the last of a two game mini-test. The team was able to out-grind the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday; now they have to stop the Suns high powered offense. The Suns, like the Grizzlies, are playoff contenders in the hellish Western Conference. To win against both of these teams would give … Read more
No draft pick. No playoffs. Ouch. 25-40 is good enough for the ninth seed in the Eastern conference (at the time of the writing of this article) and that is exactly where the Toronto Raptors currently sit, unfortunately. Raptors fans were hoping for a late season playoff push with the acquisition of Rudy Gay on … Read more
The Toronto Raptors (23-38) continue their west-coast road trip with a game tonight against the Phoenix Suns (21-39). The raptors have lost five straight so a victory tonight would be great for their morale. Cage’s 5 Keys To The Game 1. Goran Dragic Dragic is currently on fire averaging 15 points and 10 assists in … Read more
Toronto Acquires: Sebastian Telfair from Phoenix Suns Toronto Trades: Hamed Haddadi & Protected 2nd Round Pick The Toronto Raptors refused to stay quiet on Thursday’s trade deadline by making a move to bolster their backcourt. After the acquisition of Rudy Gay, the Raptors lacked backcourt depth by losing point guard Jose Calderon. John Lucas III has been … Read more
With Jose Calderon gone, it is no surprise that the Toronto Raptors need help at the backup point guard spot. John Lucas III is a good scorer, but not the distributor the Raptors direly need. Three names have come up in Raptors trade scenarios: Sebastian Telfair, Luke Ridnour, and Eric Maynor. All three come relatively cheap (between $1.5 … Read more
