Jonas Valanciunas
Top 100 Players to Finish the Season 50-26
To the surprise of no one, the NBA is trying very hard to finish it’s season. Players and owners alike have a watchful eye on dropping revenue, and will do their damndest to mitigate the financial losses that COVID-19 has subjected to their sector. Naturally, there’s a lot left to figure out before anything pops…
Player Review: Masai Ujiri
Few people in life deserve to have good things happen to them more than Masai Ujiri. From paying for his own flights and sharing hotel rooms with players as an unpaid scout for the Orlando Magic 17 years ago, to becoming the President of the reigning NBA champion Toronto Raptors, Ujiri’s determination to succeed in…
Marc Gasol and the Elements of an Intro
Marc Gasol is already fitting in on the basketball court, but help is needed when it comes to player introductions.
Saying Farewell
There are few players in Toronto Raptors history who have had a stranger tenure with the franchise than Jonas Valanciunas, the highest drafted player by the franchise since the Andrea Bargnani pick in 2006. The franchise’s history with top-5 draft picks, Chris Bosh and Marcus Camby aside, isn’t exactly storied, and Valanciunas is probably the…
Pregame news and notes: The hangover game
Prepping Raptors-Hawks after a FULL day of trade deadline stuff.
Gameday: Raptors @ Hawks, Feb. 7
It’s the time of year where mundane early February games can’t hope to contend with the rampant trade market. The Raptors engine of the past 7 years (Lowry) is mired in trade talks for Pete’s sake, if the SuperBowl couldn’t overshadow the NBA drama in Atlanta, the Raptors-Hawks game likely won’t. So for posterity, I’ll…
Morning Coffee – Tue, Feb 5
Jonas Valanciunas has progressed his way to the injured list. Could even play.