The injuries are beginning to mount and NBA teams up and down the standings are looking for fill-in production. Who is being asked to step up? If there is anything that has defined the early portion of the 2019-20 NBA season, it’s injuries. We began the year knowing Kevin Durant and Klay Thompson would likely
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Kyle Lowry sustained another thumb injury Friday night, but another look at the anatomy of the injury and its potential impact on the Toronto Raptors is necessary this time around. The Toronto Raptors were trailing the New Orleans Pelicans by two with approximately 75 percent of the first quarter under wraps. Pelicans forward Derrick Favors
Pascal Siakam stepping up to fill the Kawhi Leonard void was expected for the Toronto Raptors, but Fred VanVleet looks ready to soak up a larger role as well. When Kawhi Leonard decided to leave the defending NBA champions and return home to Los Angeles, it was only natural to expect Pascal Siakam to assume his mantle
Pascal Siakam earned a four-year max contract extension, so here’s what it means for him, the Toronto Raptors and where his game needs to go next. It was a question of “when” and not “if” the Toronto Raptors would agree to a rookie contract extension with fourth-year forward Pascal Siakam, and the “when” was announced
With the 2019-20 NBA season less than a month away, we’re exploring the most interesting players for each team in the Atlantic Division. We’re now less than a month away from the start of the 2019-20 NBA season. Coming off one of the most interesting offseasons in recent memory, it feels like an appropriate time
The Kawhi Leonard sweepstakes are heating up, and the Toronto Raptors are sending in Canada’s biggest asset to recruit him — Drake. The Toronto Raptors are feeling the heat in the Kawhi Leonard sweepstakes, and now, the team may have to send in the country’s biggest asset to convince King Kawhi to stay in Toronto.
Once the dust settled, Kawhi Leonard sent a text to his new teammate Kyle Lowry. “Let’s go out and do something special,” it read. “I know your best friend left, I know you’re mad, but let’s make this thing work out.” On Thursday, Leonard and the Raptors defeated the Golden State Warriors 114-110 in Game
After years of hitting the same wall, the Toronto Raptors finally broke through behind the strength of their superstar and balanced collection of co-stars. It’s a novel idea that the Toronto Raptors could be NBA champions, but it shouldn’t be altogether surprising that they arrived here. The Raptors were among the league’s best teams all
Kyle Lowry joined the Raptors in the summer of 2012 without many expectations. He had only started 139 games over his first six seasons with Memphis and Houston, and while perhaps there was some untapped potential there, few could have projected how quickly and how fully he flowered north of the border. Toronto only had
OAKLAND, CA – JUNE 13: Kawhi Leonard #2 high-fives Nick Nurse of the Toronto Raptors during trophy ceremony after the game during Game Six of the NBA Finals on June 13, 2019 at ORACLE Arena in Oakland, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is
When the Raptors received the ball for the final possession in Game 5, with the opportunity to win the series and their first championship in franchise history, I fully expected them to pull it off. This playoff run and been full of serendipitous moments for Toronto, most notably Kawhi’s series-winning four-bounce shot against the 76ers,
The Warriors survived wave after wave of the Raptors offensive surges and extended the Finals one more game. Unfortunately, they lost Kevin Durant again. Toronto was all business after closing out their Game 4 win, hoping to raise the first title in franchise history in front of their home faithful. But it’s not Golden State’s first
Building the damn thing almost always takes longer than ripping it apart. The Toronto Raptors currently hold a 3-1 lead over the Golden State Warriors. A dynasty rests precariously in the balance; worlds stacked upon worlds as if they were turtles swimming inside of teacups. The core of this Golden State team first reached the
The Warriors had Klay Thompson and Kevon Looney back in the lineup but the Raptors didn’t miss a beat. Toronto’s 13-point Game 4 win pushes Golden State to the brink of elimination. The Raptors won Game 3, the game they were supposed to win. They were on the road but the Warriors were without Kevon
The Warriors were missing several key contributors in Game 3 of the NBA Finals and it showed, as the Raptors ran away with a double-digit win. Alfonzo McKinnie played 53 minutes during the 2017-18 NBA season. He played 19 in Game 3 of the 2019 NBA Finals. With Klay Thompson, Kevon Looney and Kevin Durant
About two minutes into Game 1 of the NBA Finals, Toronto’s Kawhi Leonard took a handoff from Pascal Siakam, briefly lost control of his dribble after a Marc Gasol pick, then collected himself. Jordan Bell was right on him. Leonard pulled up from 3. Swish. A few minutes later, Golden State’s Steph Curry missed a
Heading into the final year of his contract after a trade to the Toronto Raptors, 2014 Finals MVP Kawhi Leonard has reportedly purchased a home in the Canadian city. With just one season remaining on the five-year, $94.3 million deal he signed in the summer of 2016 with the Spurs, the clock has officially started
Kawhi Leonard will make his much anticipated epic return to the Spurs court on Jan. 3, before DeMar DeRozan gets revenge on the Raptors on Feb. 22. Kawhi Leonard might have penned a letter thanking the San Antonio Spurs organization and its fans the other day on Twitter, but let’s keep it real for a
Toronto has been in search of a Jakob Poeltl replacement since the Kawhi Leonard trade. They may have found their man in Greg Monroe. The Toronto Raptors have been busy this offseason. After firing Dwane Casey, re-signing Fred VanVleet, hiring Nick Nurse, and trading for Kawhi Leonard, the Raptors have topped off their summer by
Somewhat to the surprise of new Raptors head coach Nick Nurse, his first meeting with Kawhi Leonard was a smashing success. For a hot second, it seemed as if the Toronto Raptors might come to regret dealing their longtime star DeMar DeRozan to the San Antonio Spurs in exchange for former NBA Finals MVP Kawhi