Raptors

In an era where player movement happens so frequently, it’s rare to see a guy wants to stay in a city when he has a chance to leave and play in his hometown. Well, making more money by staying certainly helps. But when DeMar DeRozan decided to stay in Toronto and not even meet with [...]

After signing a one-year deal worth $6 million with the Toronto Raptors, Jared Sullinger knows he messed up. Many of his peers, like former teammate Evan Turner (four years, $70 million) were being handed obscene sums of cash. But he ultimately settled on a modestly priced one-year pact, because the interest in his services, while [...]

We knew the Atlanta Hawks tried trading Paul Millsap to make room for an Al Horford-Dwight Howard frontcourt. We just didn’t know how serious they were about such a venture. Until now. From ESPN.com’s Zach Lowe: That ballpark $9 million-per-year difference between the starting salaries of Horford and Millsap on their next respective contracts largely [...]

It seems the Toronto Raptors are already trying to prepare for life without Bismack Biyombo. According to ESPN.com’s Zach Lowe, the Raptors are trying to poach Nerlens Noel from the center-laden Philadelphia 76ers: The Raptors will need to move at least one big deal to have any hope of retaining both DeMar DeRozan and Biyombo, [...]

The love shared between the Toronto Raptors and their fans is real. Kyle Lowry’s letter to Raptors loyalists is just the latest evidence of this bond between city and team. He posted a letter on Twitter Thursday, thanking everyone for their support: [tweet https://twitter.com/Klow7/status/738445819792261120?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw] If you can’t read that, For The Win was kind enough [...]

DeMar DeRozan is going to get a max contract when he hits free agency this summer. And after much speculation, it seems like the Toronto Raptors are prepared to be the team footing such a bill. General manager Masai Ujiri, at least, sounds like a guy ready to pay his All-Star shooting guard, per James [...]

Toronto Raptors coach Dwane Casey and Draymond Green would probably get along really well. Neither of them likes to sugarcoat anything. True to form, Casey didn’t sugarcoat the performance of his team during its 116-78 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals, per the New York Times‘ Scott Cacciola: [...]

Raptors Head Coach Dwane Casey was firmly placed on the hot seat the second the Raptors lost Game 1 of their first round series against the Indiana Pacers at home. The Raptors had dealt with playoff letdowns the previous two seasons and looked to potentially be headed down that path again, not being able to [...]

Hey! Remember that one time Dikembe Mutombo loaned Bismack Biyombo the rights to his iconic, post-block finger wag? Mutombo doesn’t, either. From ESPN.com’s Mike Mazzeo: Toronto Raptors center Bismack Biyombo may not have gotten permission from Dikembe Mutombo to use the retired shot-blocking star’s finger-wag celebration, but Mutombo says Biyombo “really doesn’t need it.” “You [...]

Any way you slice it, Kyle Lowry’s shooting efficiency has fallen off of a cliff this postseason. He has been unable to find his touch or rhythm through 9 playoff games and you can tell it is starting to effect him mentally. It’s starting to feel like we are watching the sequel to the critically-acclaimed, [...]