Giannis isn’t coming, but the Raptors will be just fine
12/15/2020 - In a widely unexpected and gut-wrenching Instagram post that aired shortly after lunchtime on the Expand
12/15/2020 - In a widely unexpected and gut-wrenching Instagram post that aired shortly after lunchtime on the East coast today, Giannis Antetokounmpo declared to the world that he will be dedicating the next five years of his basketball services to the Milwaukee Bucks. The announcement sent fans of the Toronto Raptors falling into a frenzy, trying to ... Read more
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How the Raptors can remain competitive in the East
12/10/2020 - The Toronto Raptors will tip their pre-season off on the weekend, with a game against the Expand
12/10/2020 - The Toronto Raptors will tip their pre-season off on the weekend, with a game against the Charlotte Hornets set for this coming Saturday. The Raptors have fared a lot better than the Hornets in recent years and even the most diehard fan would have likely considered a pre-season game against the Michael Jordan-owned side a ... Read more
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The OG Season
12/9/2020 - Most people would be thrilled to have accomplished what OG Anunoby has in his three-year long NBA Expand
12/9/2020 - Most people would be thrilled to have accomplished what OG Anunoby has in his three-year long NBA career thus far. He was an NBA Champion at the ripe age of twenty-one, he authored one of the most dramatic game-winners in Toronto Raptors playoff history, and let’s not forget: he put a worldwide fashion icon on ... Read more
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Your starter kit to becoming a Raptors fan
12/2/2020 - The new basketball season is here, and what better way to begin it than by taking a closer look at Expand
12/2/2020 - The new basketball season is here, and what better way to begin it than by taking a closer look at the 2019 NBA Champions – The Toronto Raptors? If you want to be a fan of the Raptors, here are eight basic facts that you need to know about the team. A Nation’s Basketball Team ... Read more
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Grading every Raptors move this offseason
11/30/2020 - How well has Raptors management handled this offseason? Have they gotten significantly better? I Expand
11/30/2020 - How well has Raptors management handled this offseason? Have they gotten significantly better? I don’t think so. Significantly worse? Wrong again. So let’s go through every move the Raptors have made up to this point in the offseason and grade each one, and then average them out to decide how well it’s really gone. The ... Read more
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Predicting the Raptors rotation this season
11/26/2020 - Following a turbulent free agency period which saw two more members of the Toronto Raptors Expand
11/26/2020 - Following a turbulent free agency period which saw two more members of the Toronto Raptors championship squad dash for the brighter lights of Hollywood, the team’s roster is finally complete heading into the 2020-2021 season. Questions are still looming around the Raptors’ lack of depth at the power forward position, and whether the organization will ... Read more
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This offseason makes it clear: the Raptors want Giannis
11/25/2020 - Breaking news (not really): the Toronto Raptors want Giannis Antetokounmpo. Bending news: so does Expand
11/25/2020 - Breaking news (not really): the Toronto Raptors want Giannis Antetokounmpo. Bending news: so does every other basketball team on planet Earth. But what’s less malleable than the latter report is that the Raptors have begun to make tough decisions this offseason, indicating that they are all-in on bringing the Greek Freak to the North side. ... Read more
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The Raptors top rivals for the 2020-2021 season
11/24/2020 - The Toronto Raptors have been one of the best teams in the NBA over the past seven seasons. During Expand
11/24/2020 - The Toronto Raptors have been one of the best teams in the NBA over the past seven seasons. During this time, they have a Win/Loss record of 374-190 (66.3%) which ranks second in the NBA behind only the Golden State Warriors. Additionally, they have seven consecutive playoff berths behind just the Houston Rockets, who have ... Read more
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Myles Turner could be just what the Raptors need
11/22/2020 - The Toronto Raptors have a gaping hole at the centre position, and with few free agents still Expand
11/22/2020 - The Toronto Raptors have a gaping hole at the centre position, and with few free agents still available, they will almost certainly look to the trade market to fill that hole. If Myles Turner gets put on the trade block, he could be just what the Raptors need. Late last night, the Athletic’s Shams Charania ... Read more
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Three takeaways from Malachi Flynn’s Raptors debut
12/13/2020 - When Malachi Flynn was selected with the 29th overall pick in the 2020 NBA Draft, he was a Expand
12/13/2020 - When Malachi Flynn was selected with the 29th overall pick in the 2020 NBA Draft, he was a relatively unknown commodity. There was no NCAA March Madness tournament due to COVID-19, and so he was never able to carry his San Diego State Aztecs to play on a greater stage under brighter lights. Luckily for ... Read more
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Last of a Dying Breed? The Endangerment of the Feisty and Stocky NBA Point Guard
12/10/2020 - In the National Basketball Association (NBA), the Point Guard (PG), or Point God [1], has long Expand
12/10/2020 - In the National Basketball Association (NBA), the Point Guard (PG), or Point God [1], has long been held the default leader, the unwritten warrior, and de facto facilitator of the court. Considered the “Coach of the Floor”, PGs shoulder many responsibilities ranging from setting up the offense, to critical communication on defense [2]. Naturally, this ... Read more
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How the Raptors matchup against the East’s top teams
12/5/2020 - The Toronto Raptors have been the best regular season team in the Eastern Conference over the past Expand
12/5/2020 - The Toronto Raptors have been the best regular season team in the Eastern Conference over the past seven years. They have finished in the top three seeds in six of those seasons, and forth in the other one. During this span, they have amassed a 374-190 record and have six division titles. No team in ... Read more
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What if the Raptors don’t get Giannis?
12/2/2020 - The Toronto Raptors are one of the best organizations in any sport at keeping information a Expand
12/2/2020 - The Toronto Raptors are one of the best organizations in any sport at keeping information a secret. Masai Ujuri and Bobby Webster work magic behind the scenes and we rarely catch on to their plans. For the first time, we know exactly what their master plan is. The Raptors have done everything to keep a ... Read more
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Norman Powell could be a key player for the Raptors
11/29/2020 - During the 2019-20 season, the Toronto Raptors leaned heavily on seven players. When they were Expand
11/29/2020 - During the 2019-20 season, the Toronto Raptors leaned heavily on seven players. When they were healthy, Kyle Lowry, Fred Vanvleet, Pascal Siakam, OG Anunoby, Marc Gasol, Serge Ibaka, and Norman Powell were Nick Nurses’ go to guys. We saw it on opening night, it became clear that Nurse didn’t trust the rest of the roster. ... Read more
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Can the Raptors win the Atlantic Division?
11/26/2020 - The Toronto Raptors have been racking up Atlantic Division titles in recent years. During the Expand
11/26/2020 - The Toronto Raptors have been racking up Atlantic Division titles in recent years. During the franchises first nine seasons they were a part of the Central Division where they were unable to win any division crowns. Since entering the Atlantic Division in the 2004-05 season, the Raptors have won more than their fair share of ... Read more
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What Adebayo’s extension means for the Raptors pursuit of Giannis
11/24/2020 - Earlier today, the Miami Heat signed their young star, Bam Adebayo, to a five-year, $163 million Expand
11/24/2020 - Earlier today, the Miami Heat signed their young star, Bam Adebayo, to a five-year, $163 million maximum contract extension. The deal sent shockwaves throughout the NBA, not because Bam was undeserving of the contract, but because the deal sacrifices Miami’s salary cap flexibility for next summer, and greatly impedes their ability to sign Giannis Antetokounmpo. ... Read more
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Ranking the five greatest Raptors of all-time
11/23/2020 - Let’s start off by making sure we know the difference between greatest and best. Expand
11/23/2020 - Let’s start off by making sure we know the difference between greatest and best. There’s not a doubt in my mind that Kawhi Leonard is the best player to ever play for the Raptors, but that’s not how we define greatness. When you’re thinking about the greatest players to ever play you have to factor ... Read more
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Ibaka is gone, but everything will be fine
11/22/2020 - Saturday was a bittersweet day for the Toronto Raptors and their fans. The day started off with Expand
11/22/2020 - Saturday was a bittersweet day for the Toronto Raptors and their fans. The day started off with great news that Fred Vanvleet has resigned for four years. Vanvleet was deemed ‘likely’ to return with the Raptors – barring a shocking offer from a team like the New York Knicks. The 85 million dollar contract was ... Read more
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A Stranger in Your Own Home: How the Home-Court of the Raptors this Year Can Have Significant Impact on Their Success
12/11/2020 - The Toronto Raptors originated over a quarter of a century ago. In that span, the fanbase, Expand
12/11/2020 - The Toronto Raptors originated over a quarter of a century ago. In that span, the fanbase, alongside their admiration for the team, has rapidly grown in conjunction to the city in which they call home. The Raptors’ fanbase is unique, being the only NBA team with an entire country’s population at their disposal. That is ... Read more
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The top five Raptors for your fantasy team
12/9/2020 - With the 2020 NBA season ready to kick off on December 22nd, the Los Angeles Lakers are the clear Expand
12/9/2020 - With the 2020 NBA season ready to kick off on December 22nd, the Los Angeles Lakers are the clear frontrunners to hoist the Larry O’Brien trophy and repeat NBA champions. The NBA draft, as well as the bulk of free agency, has come and gone, and most teams have their rotations relatively finalized (except for ... Read more
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ICYMI: The Raptors will be playing in Tampa this year
12/3/2020 - The coronavirus has changed many things over the last year. The way we work, the way we shop, even Expand
12/3/2020 - The coronavirus has changed many things over the last year. The way we work, the way we shop, even the way we see our friends and family. Now it’s also changed something that even at the start of the year wouldn’t be possible. In the next NBA season, the Toronto Raptors will be spending very ... Read more
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OG Anunoby is in for another year of growth
11/30/2020 - If OG Anunoby were a stock right now, he would be trading at a premium, with no expectation that Expand
11/30/2020 - If OG Anunoby were a stock right now, he would be trading at a premium, with no expectation that his growth is in some sort of bubble bound to eventually pop. In less financial terms, the 23-year old combo forward is shaping his trajectory to become a star in the NBA. Anunoby’s young career is ... Read more
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Post-Free Agency Power Rankings
11/27/2020 - Welcome to the first rendition of our Raptors Cage weekly power rankings! This will be released Expand
11/27/2020 - Welcome to the first rendition of our Raptors Cage weekly power rankings! This will be released every Friday from now through the NBA playoffs in June. These have changed a lot in the past few days, with players changing teams in a very eventful free agency and trading period. For now we assume players like ... Read more
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Why all NBA players should want to play for the Raptors
11/25/2020 - For too long, there has been a notion that American NBA players don’t want to play for the Expand
11/25/2020 - For too long, there has been a notion that American NBA players don’t want to play for the Canada’s team. However, after building a winning culture, showcasing that Toronto is a beautiful city, and even capturing a league championship, the tides are set to swing in the Raptors’ favour. With the initial frenzy of the ... Read more
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Raptors find their Rondae replacement in Deandre Bembry
11/24/2020 - After the Toronto Raptors signed Alex Len yesterday, their roster is stock-full at 15 players. Expand
11/24/2020 - After the Toronto Raptors signed Alex Len yesterday, their roster is stock-full at 15 players. This likely means that Rondae Hollis-Jefferson will be looking for a new home in the coming weeks, but luckily, the Raptors have found their RHJ replacement in Deandre Bembry. Every team needs a scrappy, hustle player who is willing to ... Read more
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Raptors find their big man in Aron Baynes
11/23/2020 - After striking out on retaining two of their top priorities this fall in Marc Gasol and Serge Expand
11/23/2020 - After striking out on retaining two of their top priorities this fall in Marc Gasol and Serge Ibaka, the Toronto Raptors have finally found their centre. Aron Baynes is headed to the North. It’s been a boisterous past 48 hours for the Toronto Raptors to say the least. Immediately following the news that Serge Ibaka ... Read more
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