The FIBA World Cup continued this weekend with games including both the USA and Lithuania. How did the Raptors' DeMar DeRozan and Jonas Valanciunas fare? With the Round of 16 going down this past weekend at the FIBA World Cup, we have some more evidence that suggests both Team USA and Jonas Valanciunas are good at basketball. First up on Saturday, the Americans got into it with their North American...
We continue our countdown of the best individual seasons in Raptors history with a look at a very underrated season from Jose Calderon. In case you missed it, we're doing a countdown of the best individual seasons in Raptors history. So far, we've taken a look at the pros and cons of win shares as a measurement, and took a deep dive into Chris Bosh's 2007-08 season. Today, we look at the fourth...
We continue our Raptors-centric 2014 NBA Draft analysis by taking a look at 5 bigs that could be of interest to Toronto with the 20th overall pick. As of the day this post goes live, we're exactly a month away from the NBA draft . In order to keep myself interested in Raptors -related affairs, I caught the final instalment of Open Gym (check it out for yourself if you have an hour to spare) . Mission...
The Toronto Raptors currently hold the 20th pick in the 2014 NBA draft , and there’s plenty of discussion over which player the team should draft. The top three point guards on the team’s depth chart are all poised to be free agents this summer, including starter Kyle Lowry, so picking up a floor general as insurance is a likely option. A big need for the team, though, is another wing...
Help is on the way this offseason. Could it come via the draft? The high of the bittersweet Raptors season finally comes full circle as the team positions themselves to try to luck out in this season's 2014 NBA draft . As questions still linger on whether or not to keep core players for another season, the Raps full focus now is on the draft as they try to bring in players who can either help the...
There wasn't much fanfare surrounding the Alan Anderson signing in the summer. He didn't make much of an impression in Toronto in his two seasons back from his stint overseas. He signed with the Nets in late July after Bojan Bogdanovic was unable to join the team. The numbers How was the 2013-2014 campaign for Anderson? Let's check the stats: 2013-2014 Alan Anderson Games Played 78 Minutes per game...
Based on readers' input on what needs Raptors should look at addressing, I offer my top 5 SF/SG prospects that might be available at #20. It's been two weeks since the Raptors ' season ended in heartbreaking fashion. Much of the talk in the aftermath of the loss to the Nets has been about the feel-good story that the 2013-2014 Raptors were. Oddly enough, the biggest positive I took from that series...
It's finally starting to sink in that this season is over. It was long, sometimes hard, but mostly entertaining with memories by the dozen. Our reviews on the season start up here, with our final roundtable of the season, and continue Thursday with our individual player reviews. Again, thanks for a great season, and here is the Nets Daily season in review roundtable. 1. Was this season a success?...
We begin our look at possible Raptors' draft picks with Jerami Grant, an athletic swingman from Syracuse. For the first time in six years, the Raptors won't be participating in tonight's Draft Lottery. Instead they are picking 20th, the first time they've been slotted that low since taking the immortal Kareem Rush in 2002. (Rush was traded to the Lakers on draft day for Lindsey Hunter and the equally...
Wait...the Raptors aren't in the draft lottery tonight? Is that possible? I woke up this morning feeling a bit strange about life. Tonight is the NBA's annual draft lottery and aaaah, the Toronto Raptors won't be represented. They didn't trade their lottery pick either. No, the team actually achieved some modicum of success this past season which entails Masai Ujiri and co. sitting this draft lottery...
In a shocker, it appears that Glen Taylor likes former Wolf Sam Mitchell as a possible head coach. Let's check it out. In his Yahoo article that got overwhelming attention for it's speculation about the future of Kevin Love , Adrain Wojnarowski also wrote about Sam Mitchell becoming a candidate for the head coaching job: Sam Mitchell has emerged as a serious candidate for the franchise's head coaching...
The HEAT try and bounce back against the one team that was customized to take on Miami, right here in the Eastern Conference Finals. Miami needs at least one win on the road, could it happen tonight? Tuesday night at 8:30 PM in the Banker's Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, the Pacers will host the HEAT in Game Two of the Eastern Conference Finals. After this contest, the two will head back to the...
The Toronto Raptors had an entertaining season which saw them exceed expectations as they won the Atlantic Division. Despite a strong season, Masai Ujiri and Tim Leiweke won’t be taking this summer off. In fact, they have a lot on their plates between free agency, the NBA draft and making sure the team is poised for long-term success. Here’s a look at five issues the Raptors need to address...
The Toronto Raptors should target Vince Carter this summer in free agency. Yes, the same Vince Carter who broke hearts across Canada during the 2004-05 season when he pouted his way out of Toronto. Or, at least that’s the message that was wrongly sent to basketball fans when then-Toronto Raptors general manager Rob Babcock made a mess out of dealing the best player to ever play for the franchise....
Tomorrow we'll kick off our award-winning NBA draft coverage as the Toronto Raptors look to strike gold with not only the 20th overall pick in the upcoming draft, but the 37th and 59th picks as well. We'll bust out our usual slew of prospect previews, player interviews and statistical analysis, and hopefully secure some draft workout footage once the team begins bringing in prospects, something we've...
According to Yahoo! Sports , NBADL alum Nick Nurse is being considered for a spot on Steve Kerr's staff in Golden State. Here's a look at the solid work he's done as an assistant with the Toronto Raptors. Though they are now eliminated from the NBA playoffs , the Toronto Raptors should be able to find solace in the team's overall effort this postseason. They turned heads, impressed, and put up quite...
Kyle Lowry is going to be a popular free agent this summer and the Toronto Raptors might have a hard time re-signing him. While DeMar DeRozan is confident his talented backcourt mate and good friend will be back next season and general manager Masai Ujiri believes coming to an agreement with Lowry shouldn ’t be an issue, the reality is Lowry will have plenty of suitors and all it takes is for...
The Sacramento Kings are using a crowdsourcing methodology to help with their upcoming NBA Draft preparations. Couldn't the Raptors have used some of this in the past? The Sacramento Kings haven't been so good at the old NBA Draft . DeMarcus Cousins aside, their last seven years of lottery draft picks look like this: Ben McLemore Thomas Robinson Tyreke Evans Jason Thompson Spencer Hawes None of these...
Roger Kahn, author of "The Boys of Summer," wrote, "Unlike most, a ball player must confront two deaths. First, between the ages of thirty and forty he perishes as an athlete." Kahn is referring to baseball players, but this quote applies to all athletes. Kahn continued, "At a point when many of his classmates are newly confident and rising in other fields, he finds that he can no longer hit a very...
If the Oklahoma City Thunder have their way, Kevin Durant will be suiting up in orange, black and blue until the sun explodes. At the very least, OKC hopes to hold onto its superstar forward beyond the 2016-17 season, when Durant is slated to become an unrestricted free agent for the first time in his NBA career. As for the Toronto Raptors ’ Greivis Vasquez, a high school teammate of Durant’s...