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Here’s where the Raptors stand after underwhelming trade deadline
Thursday's NBA trade deadline can not be judged until we see what the Raptors do with their increased flexibility in the offseason.
The Toronto Raptors should trade for Lonzo Ball
The 23-year-old point guard is a nice fit beside Fred VanVleet in the Raptors' backcourt of the future.
Do the Raptors have enough rebounding to repeat as champions?
When you think about Kawhi Leonard’s historic run as a Toronto Raptor to the 2019 NBA Championship, what comes to mind? The scoring, probably, as Leonard averaged 30.5 points and totalled an outrageous 732 points in 24 games. The assists, too, as Leonard passed out of double-teams regularily and averaged 3.9 assists, up from his…
Five Storylines for the Week of February 3rd
The Toronto Raptors are 36-14 through fifty games, matching the same record they had this time last year. They are currently on a franchise-record eleven-game win-streak and have some key decisions to make ahead of the trade deadline on Thursday, February 6th at 3:00 pm. Here is a breakdown of the Raptors upcoming schedule: Wednesday,…
Raptors Trade Deadline Primer Part 2
The Toronto Raptors are treating their fans with another season of greatness. For a team that entered the season without any real expectations despite winning the title last June, the Raptors find themselves among the Eastern Conference elite with a 33-14 record good for 2nd in the East. Nearly every Raptors’ player who was a…
Five Storylines for the Week of January 27th
The Toronto Raptors are 32-14 and currently sit 2nd in the Eastern Conference. They are on a seven-game win-streak and play just five more games before the trade deadline on February 6th. Here is a breakdown of the Raptors upcoming schedule: Tuesday, January 28th at 7:30pm: Atlanta Hawks (12-35) @ Toronto Raptors Thursday, January 30th…
Five Storylines for the Week of January 20th
We are officially into the second half of the 2019-20 NBA season, and the Raptors are 28-14, just 1.0 game back of the No. 2 seed with the third-highest net rating in the Eastern Conference at +5.9. The Raptors are currently on a three-game winning streak and have an opportunity to go on a run…
Five Storylines for the Week of January 13th
The Toronto Raptors are (almost) healthy again! Both Norman Powell and Pascal Siakam returned to the lineup on Sunday night against the San Antonio Spurs, and while both seemed to lack conditioning as the game went on, what was important in the long term is that both knocked down jump-shots and fit effortlessly back into…
Report: Jazz emerge as partner for Raptors, Grizzlies in 3-team Point Guard swap
Update: Adrian Wojnarowski reports that conversations between the Raptors and Grizzlies didn’t progress too far. What we thought to just be smoke and mirrors might be real after all. Reported live this afternoon on The Jump’s NBA Trade Deadline broadcast, Brian Winhorst of ESPN said that Ricky Rubio, Mike Conley and Kyle Lowry could all…
