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The Toronto Raptors had some great NBA Draft picks throughout its history. Some of these draft picks shaped the Raptors’ franchise as franchise players. This is while others are popular figures or players that played a big role in their success during their time in Toronto. Keep in mind that these NBA Draft picks do […] READ MORE
With the NBA season set to start in a week, league awards discussion increased in the basketball world. According to The Athletic’s Shams Charania, NBA awards will be based on the regular season through Mar. 11. The Last Word on Pro Basketball staff continues the 2019-20 awards’ discussion with a current Top 3 power ranking for Rookie […] READ MORE
Toronto has a rich basketball history before the creation of the Toronto Raptors. The first-ever NBA game was played at Maple Leaf Gardens. There the Toronto Huskies hosted the New York Knickerbockers (now the New York Knicks) and lost narrowly 68-66. The Toronto Raptors, the 28th NBA team, was born in 1993. The Toronto Raptors […] READ MORE
Raheem Bashir started blogging on a Gmail site called Blogger and has covered sporting events in rugby union/league and soccer. Since then he has become the Last Word on Sports writer for rugby, soccer, and previously basketball. He is also a member of the North American Soccer Reporters and The Rugby Union Writers’ Club.
Raheem graduated from George Brown College with a Digital Media Marketing Post-Grad Certificate in 2019. From the same college, Raheem also did a post-grad certificate in Sport and Event Marketing in 2017. Lastly, he did an undergrad Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Toronto in 2016.