Fred VanVleet

Five Storylines for the Week of December 30th

It’s turning out to be a really fun year to be a Raptors fan. After winning a championship in June of 2019, the Raptors entered the 2019-20 season with more questions than answers. It turns out they’re still really good, currently sitting at 22-11 in fourth in the East, and they have earned a lot…

Five Storylines for the Week of December 23rd

WHAT A TIME, TO BE ALIVE! Last week, the Raptors lost their best and most important player, their best big man and most important defender, and their best secondary scorer of the season. That didn’t stop them from going 4-0 — including a historic win against the Dallas Mavericks — improving their record to 21-8…

Five Storylines for the Week of December 16th

Despite reports that the sky was falling in Raptors-land, the Raptors bounced back last week with a 2-1 record, proving that they are, in fact, still really good. The Raptors only loss came against Kawhi Leonard’s Los Angeles Clippers in his return to Toronto. The Raptors are now 17-8 with the fifth-best record in a…

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Five Storylines for the Week of December 9th

Last week was a tough one for the Raptors, who lost three straight for the first time since November 2018, falling to 15-7 on the season. To put it in context, though, their losses came against three of the best teams in the league: the Houston Rockets, Miami Heat, and the Philadelphia 76ers. Also, the…

Five Storylines for the Week of December 2nd

The Toronto Raptors defeated the Utah Jazz at home last night, improving their record at Scotiabank Arena to a franchise-best 9-0 and their overall record to 15-4. More impressively, the Raptors outscored the Jazz 77-37 at halftime, the halftime biggest lead in franchise history, and finished with a score of 130-110 against a Jazz team…