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Raptors HQ Staff gives raw opinions on Toronto Raptors City Edition Jerseys
It’s that time of year: NBA City Edition jerseys. You either love or hate your team’s edition of the jerseys every year, which is fair given that teams take some… artistic liberties on the designs. The Toronto Raptors have been through a few iterations of their city threads. For a long stretch there, the team […]
Day in the life of a basketball city: Tempo introduce Brondello and Raptors win
It was quite the day in Toronto Basketball. It started at 11 am, when the Toronto Tempo held a press conference to welcome their first franchise head coach, Sandy Brondello, to the team. It ended a few blocks away at Scotiabank Arena, where the Toronto Raptors played the Milwaukee Bucks. Sandy Brondello was also there, […]
The Rap-Up: Staying afloat and seizing opportunities
The Regular Season has barely gotten out of bed, and the rash of injuries is already piling up. Last Friday, the Cavaliers were without Darius Garland, Donovan Mitchell, Jarrett Allen, and Max Strus. That’s 80% of Cleveland’s starting lineup! On Sunday, the Grizzlies strolled into town without the injured Zach Edey, Ty Jerome, Brandon Clarke, […]
Opinion: Booing has a rightful place in sports
The thoughts of most Torontonians could not be further removed from the NBA right now. The 6ix is now, for the first time in nearly a decade, a bona fide baseball city. World Series Mania has consumed Canadians, and with good reason. The Blue Jays really are Canada’s team, just like the Raptors, and when […]
Toronto Raptors’ big three shows out against Memphis
If you decided to cure the Sunday scaries and post-Jays loss blues by watching the Toronto Raptors, you may have been able to tell they were at an immediate advantage tonight against the Memphis Grizzlies. That’s because Ja Morant, the Grizzlies’ frontman, had been suspended for one game earlier in the weekend, and this was […]
Highlights from Sandy Brondello’s podcast with Sue Bird
Last week, it was reported that Sandy Brondello will be the first head coach of the Toronto Tempo. While the Tempo have yet to confirm Brondello as their choice, they will announce their hire at a press conference early next week. In the meantime, Brondello got on the Bird’s Eye View podcast with her former […]
Down big pieces, Raptors and Cavs start off NBA Cup
The Raptors continue their road trip, heading north from Texas to Ohio, where they’ll get their first look at this season’s Cleveland Cavaliers squad. The two teams will kick off the third annual NBA Cup in the Rocket Arena, competing for first blood in the tournament, and the first steps to the pile of cash […]
Collin Murray-Boyles gets first NBA start in loss to Rockets
It feels like this is a recurring theme in Toronto Raptors lore these days, but another young player is being asked to step up amid injury early on in the season. With Jakob Poeltl out with back soreness, it was time for rookie Colin Murray-Boyles to step up, and the No. 9 overall pick in […]
Darko Rajakovic says new Seattle Storm HC “made him a better man”
There was an influx of WNBA coaching hires in the past week, including, of course, the Toronto Tempo hiring former New York Liberty head coach Sandy Brondello. One of Brondello’s former assistants was hired as well — Sonia Raman will be heading across the country to the Seattle Storm, the first pro-league head coaching position […]
Raptors struggle in San Antonio against Spurs’ defence
After a tough matchup in Dallas last night, the Toronto Raptors continued their tour of Texas against the San Antonio Spurs. Playing on the second night of a back-to-back on the road this early in the season was evident throughout much of the game. The Raptors trailed throughout and any opportunity they had to get […]
The Rap-Up: Jump scaring through the first week
Boo! Halloween may be at the tail end of this week, but the spooks and scares are all over the Toronto Raptors’ opening schedule. After getting bullied by Giannis Antetokounmpo, Anthony Davis, and Cooper Flagg, the Raps’ schedule doesn’t get any less daunting. This week’s opponents feature an alien, Aquaman, a Spider, and someone likely […]
Showdown in Dallas as Raptors greet rookie Cooper Flagg
Canada’s team begins its Texas road trip today in Dallas, facing off against the less-than-lucky Dallas Mavericks. The Raptors are getting their first taste of the Western Conference today, and the thought-to-be powerhouse Mavs may be a chance for a Toronto road win. The Mavericks have had an ugly start to the season, dropping their […]
How do you solve a problem like Giannis?
The Toronto Raptors’ home opener, which many were considering the “opening act” to the Blue Jays’ World Series opening game, put this fresh Raps squad head-to-head with the Greek Freak. Giannis Antetokounmpo, former NBA MVP and one of the league’s best big men, is a hard match-up for literally anyone. After Toronto was able to […]
Toronto Raptors play home opener against Bucks amid World Series excitement
It’s a huge day in Toronto sports history, but for the Raptors, it’s just game no. 2 of 82. The Toronto Raptors will welcome the Milwaukee Bucks at Scotiabank Arena for their home opener tonight, but the attention of everyone will be just two blocks down the street. With the Blue Jays playing game 1 […]
Raptors set franchise record in blowout win vs. Hawks
With the Eastern Conference in flux, several teams made renovations to their rosters in an attempt to plant a flag on one of the available playoff spots. On a night when two teams finally got the chance to debut their starting lineups in a meaningful game, it was the Toronto Raptors who staked their claim […]
Sandy Brondello to be named Toronto Tempo Head Coach, per reports
Per Howard Megdal at The IX Basketball, the Toronto Tempo will be hiring Sandy Brondello as their first head coach. Last week, I theorized on here about the fit of Brondello as the Tempo’s head coach, and it’s a great fit. The Toronto Tempo have been vocal about their desire for their head coach to […]
The Rap-Up: Season 31 loading
Welcome to another season of The Rap-Up! This is the 8th season of my weekly post, where I preview the week ahead for Toronto Raptors games. There’s a weird feeling in the air surrounding Scotiabank Arena. Masai Ujiri is gone. Toronto’s season starts on the road for the first time in 14 years. After spending […]
The Toronto Raptors will try to emulate Blue Jays postseason success this season
Happy Toronto Raptors season to all who celebrate! The boys in red (#rippurple) kick off their season on the road Wednesday night, the first time in a decade they are not playing their season opener at home. With the energy in Toronto at a high given the Blue Jays’ World Series appearance kicking off Friday, […]
Game preview: Toronto Raptors vs. Atlanta Hawks
The Toronto Raptors begin their regular season against the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. EST on Sportsnet. The matchup marks the first time the Raptors open the season on the road since 2011, during which they defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers 104-96 on Dec. 8 in a lockout-shortened season. While rookie […]
Raptors lean on excitement in Toronto, defeat Nets in pre-season finale
Despite the Toronto Blue Jays playing in game five of the ALCS nearly 4,000 miles away, baseball fever coursed through the confines of the Scotiabank Arena, where the Toronto Raptors defeated the Brooklyn Nets 119-114 on Friday. Both Raptors head coach Darko Rajakovic and Nets head coach Jordi Fernandez fielded questions from the media before […]
Toronto Tempo head coaching search might be riding on decision of 1 candidate
When the WNBA season ended, there were 5 head coaching vacancies — Portland and Toronto as new expansion teams, in addition to the Seattle Storm, New York Liberty and Dallas Wings. With Portland announcing its choice of Alex Sarama from the Cleveland Cavaliers, the other franchises are on the clock. Per reporting from The Athletic’s […]
Ingram has the missing piece for Toronto, despite loss to Boston
It was finally time for Toronto Raptors fans to get their first taste of the projected starting lineup for the season. Visiting a familiar foe in the Boston Celtics for their second-last game of the preseason, the combination of Barnes, Quickley, Ingram, Poeltl and Barrett stepped out on the floor together for the first of […]
‘We The Raptors’ book celebrates the unsung heroes of the franchise
What is the defining feature of the Toronto Raptors’ three decades as a franchise? That’s the question Raptors radio host Eric Smith and his brother-in-law turned co-author, Andrew Bricker, asked themselves when dreaming up their project. Bricker, who teaches English literature at Ghent University in Belgium, is a long-time basketball fan. Smith, as fans know, […]
Game Preview: Toronto Raptors vs. Washington Wizards
The Toronto Raptors continue pre-season action with a matchup against the Washington Wizards at 3:00 p.m. EST on Sportsnet. Here are three storylines to pay attention to during the game. A potential starting five debut? It’s been 248 days since the Raptors traded for Brandon Ingram and fans have yet to see him take the […]
Hepburn and Mogbo lead Raptors to 107-105 comeback victory over the Celtics
With the Toronto Blue Jays in the middle of a captivating playoff run and the Toronto Maple Leafs starting a new season with a victory over the rival Montreal Canadiens, an NBA Preseason game between the Toronto Raptors and Boston Celtics probably wasn’t top of mind for many people. Just don’t tell that to anyone […]
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