Shyam Baskaran

Shyam is about as die-hard a Raptor fan as they come. A product of Mississauga, he has played competitive basketball at various levels but was unable to make anything out of his well below-average talents. Shyam started with Raptors Republic in 2015, and is looking to live the basketball dream through his writing, podcasting and tweeting about everything Raptors and the NBA. A Chartered Accountant by day, when Shyam’s not in the office, staying up to date on the Raps helps keep him sane.

Sticking to the game plan

The Raptors took care of business at home in Games 1 and 2. Yes, a 2-0 series lead was the first franchise history and it felt oddly unsettling; but, franchise history aside, as a first seed, the Raptors were expected to win those games. They were more than 7-point favourites going into each of them.…

Shyam Baskaran