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Barrett and Raptors share similarly strange home-road splits

TORONTO – As the Raptors looked to do something that has eluded them all season, close out a tight game, RJ Barrett was putting the finishing...

03.12.2024 7

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Raptors trusting the process despite rough start to season

TORONTO – The Raptors needed a win in the worst way. And not just a moral victory; they’ve had plenty of those, but the kind that actually shows...

19.11.2024 10

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Boucher’s resurgence an early-season bright spot for Raptors

TORONTO – You weren’t the only one worried about Chris Boucher in that moment. Late in last month’s game against Philadelphia, the springy...

06.11.2024 3

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Reflecting on Carter’s complicated Raptors legacy

TORONTO – Time heals all wounds. If you need proof of that theory, consider the nearly three-decade-long relationship between Vince Carter and the...

01.11.2024 9

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Barnes injury another hit to Raptors’ early-season rebuild efforts

TORONTO – The hits keep coming. With the season less than a week old, the Raptors have already been forced to play games without five players who...

30.10.2024 10

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Raptors enter new season with good vibes, low expectations

TORONTO – A year ago, nobody knew what to make of the Toronto Raptors – not even the Toronto Raptors. The two veteran stars, Pascal Siakam and OG...

22.10.2024 5

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Raptors’ Dick, Agbaji making strides after off-season training together

TORONTO – For a brief period early in the summer, Gradey Dick and Ochai Agbaji weren’t just teammates and friends, they were also adversaries. The...

17.10.2024 10

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Rookie Shead hopes to follow VanVleet’s footsteps with Raptors

TORONTO – Jamal Shead is hoping to be the next in a long line of small guards to find success with the Toronto Raptors. It’s a history that dates...

11.10.2024 5

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Shoulder injury could sideline Barrett to start season

TORONTO – The injury bug is already in mid-season form. The Raptors opened training camp in Montreal last week and, notably, there were a few key...

09.10.2024 4

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Raptors finally embracing the rebuild and so should we

TORONTO – Up until recently, the word “rebuild” was taboo inside of and around the Raptors front office. Rarely used aloud and generally frowned...

01.10.2024 5

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Sources: Raptors to retire Vince Carter’s jersey on Nov. 2

TORONTO – Nearly 26 years after scoring the first-ever basket at Scotiabank Arena, formerly Air Canada Centre, Vince Carter will become the first...

23.09.2024 7

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Canada’s Olympic run ends with heartbreaking quarterfinals loss

TORONTO – In and of itself, Canada falling short of its lofty Olympic aspirations and expectations in the men’s basketball tournament wasn’t...

07.08.2024 5

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Fernandez pushes right buttons for Canada in big win over Australia

TORONTO – There was justifiable cause for concern when Nick Nurse stepped down as head coach of the Canadian men’s national team last summer, just...

30.07.2024 10

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Raptors’ Mogbo fulfils NBA dream after taking unconventional path

Karen Mogbo refused to let her youngest son be late. Jonathan was in his junior year of high school and playing point guard for the Florida Lightning...

24.07.2024 10

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Mitchell to bring much-needed defensive toughness to young Raptors

LAS VEGAS – In an era where NBA nicknames often lack creativity and aren’t what they used to be, Davion Mitchell’s might be one of the best....

12.07.2024 6

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How the historic Canadian men's Olympic roster came together

LAS VEGAS – For the Canadian men’s national team, the road to Paris started in a Las Vegas boardroom during the summer of 2021. At the time, the...

11.07.2024 7

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Raptors launch new era with big bets on Barnes, Quickley

TORONTO – Symbolically, Monday was a big day for the Toronto Raptors organization, and you knew it because that symbolism was impossible to miss....

09.07.2024 6

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Gilgeous-Alexander, Murray to finally share backcourt for Canada

TORONTO – If you’re a Canadian basketball fan, you’ve probably gone down the rabbit hole of imagining what a backcourt of Shai...

01.07.2024 10

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Canada Basketball bridges Olympic past, present and future to open camp

TORONTO – When the Canadian senior men’s national team opens training camp this weekend, exactly one month ahead of its return to the Olympics, it...

28.06.2024 8

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Raptors use busy draft week to demonstrate commitment to Barnes

TORONTO – The draft was the Raptors’ first opportunity to add talent around their franchise player, Scottie Barnes, since agreeing to a maximum...

28.06.2024 50

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Raptors get their man in 19th pick Walter

TORONTO – It was kismet. Ja’Kobe Walter had no idea that the Raptors were targeting him with the 19th-overall pick in Wednesday’s NBA draft. A...

27.06.2024 10

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Barnes extension starts clock on Raptors’ rebuild

TORONTO – Unofficially, Scottie Barnes was crowned face of the franchise the moment Pascal Siakam – the last remaining piece of the Raptors’...

25.06.2024 10

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More tough decisions ahead as Canada builds Olympic roster

TORONTO – It used to be that whenever Rowan Barrett – general manager of the Canadian men’s national team – or his predecessors met with the...

20.06.2024 4

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Raptors in no-win situation at this weekend’s draft lottery

TORONTO – It’s up to the Ping-Pong balls now. On the heels of a disappointing 25-57 season – the franchise’s worst record in more than a...

10.05.2024 30

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Ujiri’s patience to be tested as Raptors rebuild marches on

TORONTO – The word of the day – and for the days, months and years to come – is patience. When it was all said and done, Raptors’ president...

18.04.2024 20

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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...

16.04.2024 10

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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 30

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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 6

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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 9

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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 10

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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 10

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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 20

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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 30

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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 20

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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 20

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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 10

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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 20

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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 10

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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 20

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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 10

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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 10

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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 20

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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 30

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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 30

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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 10

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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 20

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