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With the beginning of 2019 NBA Free Agency quickly approaching, the Toronto Raptors have some high-priority players to target. Of course, as everyone knows, the team should have one top priority — re-signing reigning NBA Finals MVP, Kawhi Leonard. However, along with Leonard, the Raptors should take a look at some other pieces that they […] READ MORE
On Thursday, May 30, 2019, Alfonzo McKinnie stepped on to the hardwood floor at Scotiabank Arena. He was preparing to play his first minutes in the NBA Finals as a member of the Golden State Warriors. Just four years prior, he had gone undrafted and was so desperate to play professional basketball that he found […] READ MORE
Tennessee’s Grant Williams had a phenomenal 2018-2019 run with the Volunteers. The junior forward displayed a complete game, averaging 18.8 points on 56.4 percent shooting. Outside of scoring, he put up 7.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 1.1 steals, and 1.5 blocks per game. That balanced stat line shows Williams’ ability to do it all. Come June […] READ MORE
NBA legend, Vince Carter, announced today that the upcoming season would be his last. The 42-year-old will play a record-breaking 22nd season before hanging up his kicks. Carter announced the news on ESPN’s The Jump, telling host Rachel Nichols and former NBA forward Stephen Jackson that he plans to retire after the 2019-2020 NBA season. “I […] READ MORE
As one of the more gifted scorers this draft has to offer, Romeo Langford is the prototype scouts look for in a prospect. The 6’6″, 215 pounds freshman was expected to be a top-five pick going into the 2018-2019 season. However, Romeo Langford’s NBA Draft stock slipped to a mid-first round pick due to his […] READ MORE
Rui Hachimura is projected to be a first-round pick in the 2019 NBA Draft. He has already been a trailblazer for Japan as the first Japanese national to compete in the March Madness tournament. On June 20, he has the chance to become the first-ever Japanese player selected in the first round of an NBA Draft. Rui […] READ MORE
The Toronto Raptors came back from a 2-0 series deficit to beat the Milwaukee Bucks in six games in the 2019 Eastern Conference Finals. That secured a finals berth for the first time in franchise history. A lot happened in those six games, and both teams showed strengths and weaknesses. Let’s take an in-depth look […] READ MORE
After Sunday night’s madness, the 2019 Eastern Conference Finals matchup is set. Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks will take on Kawhi Leonard and the Toronto Raptors in Milwaukee this Wednesday. Wednesday’s game will be the first in a best-of-seven series to determine the last team standing out East. The stakes are high — to […] READ MORE
The second-seed Toronto Raptors quickly dispatched the seventh-seed Orlando Magic in five games. The Magic shocked the NBA world with their first-game upset over the Raptors in Toronto. Despite that, they couldn’t put up much of a fight in the next four games, dropping them all. Toronto Raptors vs. Orlando Magic Series Overview Game One […] READ MORE
In their last few playoff pushes, the Toronto Raptors have, along with all other Eastern Conference challengers, been inevitably snuffed out by LeBron James. Every time, two men bore the brunt of the blame for the Raptors. Kyle Lowry and current San Antonio Spur, DeMar DeRozan, were both pegged as “playoff chokers” after several years […] READ MORE