Raptors

It seems as though we get one major blockbuster trade per off-season these days, last year it was the Cavaliers trading Kyrie Irving to the Celtics for a package featuring Isaiah Thomas, Jae Crowder and what amounted to being Colin Sexton. This year it is an even bigger superstar swap with Kawhi Leonard (along with [...]

DeMar DeRozan isn’t happy about being traded to the San Antonio Spurs, a move first reported by ESPN.com’s Adrian Wojnarowski. It’s hard to blame him under the circumstances. As rumors that the Toronto Raptors were moving him in a deal for Kawhi Leonard were bandied about, DeRozan’s Instagram story churned out cryptic hints at betrayal: View this [...]

And you thought the Kawhi Leonard situation couldn’t get any weirder. The San Antonio Spurs have agreed to trade their disgruntled superstar and Danny Green to the Toronto Raptors in exchange for DeMar DeRozan, Jakob Poeltl and a top-20 protected 2019 first-round pick, according to ESPN.com’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Though the return seems underwhelming for someone who’s a [...]

The Kawhi Leonard sweepstakes have taken a turn for the weird. According to certain oddsmakers, the Toronto Raptors are now the team favored to begin next season with the San Antonio Spurs’ All-Star forward: [tweet https://twitter.com/OddsShark/status/1017451833822994432] Wow. Just, wow. As we’ve gone over in this space, these lines say more about betting tendencies and reactions [...]

The Toronto Raptors are not done trying to make moves after naming Nick Nurse as their head coach. Sure, their cap sheet is a mess. It would be all too easy for them to run it back next season and hope another year of their reinvented offense yields different results. According to The New York Times‘ [...]

The Raptors decided not to leave their own building to name the new head coach of the franchise. Assistant Coach Nick Nurse was promoted to be the new head coach on Tuesday. Adrian Wojnarowski: [tweet https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1006555516280147969?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw] It is not often you get to take over the reins for a 59 win team, especially for your [...]

It did not take Steve Clifford long to land on his feet after losing his head coaching gig with the Charlotte Hornets. He is now the guiding force for the Orlando Magic. ESPN.com’s Adrian Wojnarowski broke the news on Wednesday: Steve Clifford has agreed to a four-year deal to become the head coach of the Orlando [...]

If and when the Toronto Raptors make DeMar DeRozan available over the offseason, it won’t be the first time in the last year they’ve tested his trade market. According to The New York Times‘ Marc Stein, the team quietly gauged his value around the league this past summer and could do so again in the aftermath [...]

The competition for Mike Budenhozler’s services appear to be heating up. According to ESPN.com’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the former Atlanta Hawks head honcho has emerged as the primary focus for both the Milwaukee Bucks and Toronto Raptors: Mike Budenholzer has emerged as the focus of the Milwaukee and Toronto coaching searches, league sources tell ESPN. Raptors [...]

Kyle Lowry is not taking the Toronto Raptors’ second-round sweep at the hands of the Cleveland Cavaliers very well. Sure, his team won a franchise-record 59 games during the regular season. And yes, they snagged the Eastern Conference’s No. 1 seed. But he views the entire campaign as pointless in the aftermath of their third [...]