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Barnes’ third-year development helps take sting out of Raptors’ lost season

TORONTO – The low point of Scottie Barnes’ dazzling third season isn’t what you think it is. It wasn’t the scrutiny he faced for leaving the...

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Lottery luck to determine Raptors' fate in upcoming draft

TORONTO – The Raptors have known their fate for a while. When Scottie Barnes broke his hand on the first day of March, almost certainly ending his...

13.04.2024 3

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Through adversity, Rajakovic passes first test as Raptors head coach

TORONTO – Darko Rajakovic’s trial by fire is nearly complete. With his first season as an NBA head coach reaching its merciful conclusion this...

12.04.2024 5

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Porter betting scandal the latest in a chaotic Raptors season

TORONTO – Garrett Temple has just about seen it all in his 14 NBA seasons. The veteran guard has played for 12 different organizations – more than...

27.03.2024 2

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Gilgeous-Alexander’s unflappable nature should bode well for Canada’s Olympic chances

TORONTO – There’s still plenty of unknowns for the Canadian men’s national team four months out from this summer’s Olympics. What will their...

23.03.2024 3

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Raptors get head start on off-season with Olynyk extension

TORONTO – In all likelihood, the Raptors’ season will end earlier than it has in more than a decade. Last year, they played 83 games before...

05.03.2024 3

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Broken hand could cut Barnes’ all-star season short

TORONTO – In the span of 132 seconds early in the second quarter of Friday’s loss to Golden State, Scottie Barnes showed why he’s one of the...

03.03.2024 7

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Pacers making Siakam feel wanted after unfortunate end to Raptors tenure

TORONTO – The grass isn’t always greener, but every so often it is.   It’s something that has crossed Pascal Siakam’s mind on more than a few...

15.02.2024 5

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Raptors miss opportunity to send important message to young leader Barnes

TORONTO – The Raptors didn’t trade their veteran stars and clear the way for Scottie Barnes to become the indisputable face of the franchise...

14.02.2024 10

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Deadline day additions, Olynyk and Agbaji, destined to be Raptors

TORONTO – Newcomers Kelly Olynyk and Ochai Agbaji check off a bunch of important boxes for the Toronto Raptors. Agbaji was a four-year college...

10.02.2024 10

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Raptors’ deadline day deals should help propel rebuild forward

TORONTO – With the NBA trade deadline now in the rear-view mirror, the Toronto Raptors have something that they didn’t have a couple months ago....

09.02.2024 8

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Poeltl and Raptors aligned on path forward, but for how long?

TORONTO – When Jakob Poeltl makes his return to the Raptors’ lineup, which should come at some point on their upcoming six-game road trip, he’ll...

26.01.2024 6

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Barnes to lead Raptors into post-Siakam era as face of franchise

TORONTO – The Raptors always felt pretty sure about Scottie Barnes, even when they weren’t completely sure. Some clear red flags popped up after...

19.01.2024 6

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Siakam trade became inevitable and necessary, but it’s far from satisfying

TORONTO – It’s officially the end of an era. Less than five years after knocking down the final bucket in the Raptors’ title-clinching Game 6...

18.01.2024 10

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Porter filling the gaps on Raptors’ frontcourt, taking advantage of NBA opportunity

TORONTO – The Raptors had just gotten back from a tough six-game, 10-day West Coast road trip and, like many of his new teammates, Jontay Porter was...

17.01.2024 3

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Sources: Raptors expected to move or extend Siakam ahead of trade deadline

TORONTO – In talking to people around the NBA, it’s clear that the OG Anunoby deal will have a direct impact on Pascal Siakam’s future in...

06.01.2024 10

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Joseph confident fellow Canadian Barrett will flourish with Raptors

TORONTO – As the clock struck midnight on Jan. 1 and the calendar officially turned to 2024, RJ Barrett was already in bed. He wasn’t staying with...

04.01.2024 7

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Barrett and Quickley looking to take advantage of fresh starts in Toronto

TORONTO – Life in the NBA can be unrelenting. Two very long days ago, Immanuel Quickley and RJ Barrett were in their Indiana hotel rooms getting set...

02.01.2024 10

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Anunoby trade signals Raptors’ intent to retool, not rebuild

TORONTO – Masai Ujiri and the Raptors have long been reluctant to move on from O.G. Anunoby, their home grown two-way star. He was just coming off a...

31.12.2023 10

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Rajakovic coming to realization he must adapt to flawed Raptors roster

TORONTO – Nick Nurse may have been on to something, after all. Famously, the former Raptors head coach deployed an ultra-aggressive style of...

28.12.2023 9

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Raptors reluctant to shake up struggling starting unit

TORONTO – The biggest problem with the Raptors is that there isn’t just one problem. They can’t shoot, which isn’t shocking when you consider...

13.12.2023 8

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Clock is ticking on Raptors’ evaluation period

TORONTO – At this time 10 years ago, Masai Ujiri had already seen enough. He was taking a wait-and-see approach early in his first season at the...

08.12.2023 2

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Looking back at the trade that changed the course of Raptors history

The 2013-14 season got off to a fittingly weird start for the Toronto Raptors. At an early morning press conference in late September,...

06.12.2023 6

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Siakam, Raptors looking to solve shooting woes

TORONTO – Pascal Siakam knows what’s required to fight through a prolonged shooting slump; fortunately and unfortunately, he’s had to do it...

05.12.2023 3

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The Raptors In-Season Tournament player survey

The Toronto Raptors finally make their In-Season Tournament debut this week, becoming the last of the NBA’s 30 teams to do so. They’ll host the...

16.11.2023 10

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How Barnes’ emergence impacts Raptors’ decision-making moving forward

TORONTO – At one point, the notion that an afternoon game in San Antonio could serve as the platform for a full-fledged coming-out party would’ve...

08.11.2023 4

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No regrets for Nurse or Raptors after inevitable offseason split

TORONTO – Nick Nurse brought the elephant with him to Philadelphia. The former Raptors head coach has long believed that the best way to deal with a...

29.10.2023 5

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Connection between Schroder, Rajakovic should go a long way for Raptors

TORONTO – Not long after the Raptors put the finishing touches on their opening-night win over Minnesota, a loud roar emanated from the team’s...

27.10.2023 2

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Are people sleeping on the Raptors going into the new season?

TORONTO – The NBA is back! No professional sports league delivers on drama and intrigue quite like it, and with the new season set to tip off on...

25.10.2023 5

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Trent expected to lead bench units in Raptors’ expanded rotation

TORONTO – Darko Rajakovic still hasn’t had the talk with Gary Trent Jr., though both know it’s coming and neither seems especially concerned...

17.10.2023 3

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Raptors’ Rookie Dick learning under tutelage of Temple, veteran teammates

VANCOUVER – Every year around this time, dating back to his high school days in Kansas, Gradey Dick will sit down with his dad, Bart, and make a...

08.10.2023 1

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Siakam remaining professional amid contract uncertainty

VANCOUVER – If there was any lingering tension or animosity between the Toronto Raptors and their best player, you wouldn’t know it from watching...

06.10.2023 2

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Raptors hoping Schroder can help fill void left by VanVleet

VANCOUVER – Initially, the Raptors’ plan was for Dennis Schroder to take it slow and ease his way into training camp. After all, the veteran...

04.10.2023 3

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Raptors open training camp under cloud of uncertainty

TORONTO – The Raptors are anxious to turn the page on last season. And who could blame them, given the laundry list of things that went wrong on the...

03.10.2023 4

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Raptors’ interest in Lillard is real but ‘overstated’

TORONTO – The Raptors have long been preparing for the chance to bid on a transcendent, franchise-altering star, the type of player capable of...

26.09.2023 5

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