Some more updates on the Masai Ujiri situation. Toronto expects a response today on its request to Denver for permission to speak to GM Masai Ujiri, league sources tell Y! Sports. — Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojYahooNBA) May 22, 2013 It’s no secret that Leiweke is pursuing Masai, but what’s more interesting is the news that Masai is also pursuing the Raptors. ... Read More »
I hope you’ve all been looking forward to this as much as I have. In the midst of the regular season awards being handed out, we here at Raptors Watch are giving out our second annual imaginary award of Raptor of the Year. For those of you who don’t know, this award is given to the Raptor who played well ... Read More »
There were few surprises in yesterday’s annual season-ending press conference. There was the typical stuff from Colangelo and Casey that we hear every year, along with some comments that we’ve heard all season. “Our goal is to make the playoffs next season…. We’re on the right path”. Those were some of the typical Colangelo utterances . He also mentioned that ... Read More »
Well folks, this is it. The last day of the regular season and the last day the 2012-2013 Toronto Raptors will play. The Raps take on the Celtics at the Air Canada Centre tonight and look to win their 5th straight, while also being winners of 6 of their last 7 games. Hopefully the push to get better stays consistent ... Read More »
There are now only two games left in the regular season and tonight the Raptors will be in Atlanta to play against another playoff bound team in the Hawks. Due to the horrific incident yesterday in Boston, the Celtics-Indiana game was cancelled for today, making the Raps-Hawks game the main event for basketball fans tonight. Hopefully the Raptors can show ... Read More »
The Nets are playoff bound this year for the first time since 2007. They are also seeking a season series sweep of the Raptors as they fight for the third seed in the Eastern Conference. If they manage the sweep, it will be the first time in a decade that the Nets have managed to do this to the lottery-bound ... Read More »
The Bulls just looked too tired to compete with the Raptors tonight in Toronto. They were pushed to their limit the night before when they went into overtime against the New York Knicks, who were on a 13-game win streak at the time. The Raptors had an answer for everything the Bulls threw at them tonight. Chicago led by 2 ... Read More »
Last night, the Chicago Bulls snapped the New York Knicks 13-game win streak. Earlier this season, they also halted the Miami Heat’s 27-game tear. However, they have encountered trouble with the lower ranked teams rather than the better ones. They have defeated the four teams ahead of them during the past three weeks but, for example, lost to the Raptors ... Read More »
When the final buzzer sounded, it was a bitter sweet feeling. On one hand, the Raptors had just barely come away with a victory at the United Center, but on the other, Jonas Valanciunas collided with Rudy Gay and suffered a neck injury on literally the very last play of the game. “Somehow when he reached down to get the ... Read More »
Yes, the Toronto Raptors are still playing. Tonight, they face a depleted Chicago Bulls side. Luol Deng joins their list of absentees which include Joakim Noah, Derrick Rose, Taj Gibson, and Richard Hamilton. The constant injuries have caused head coach Tom Thibodeau to put out 13 different starting line-ups; and he’s already stated that tonight he will conjure up another ... Read More »
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