Nobody questioned Masai Uriji going after a Canadian player this past summer in hopes of bringing some “home” talent to the Raptors, but signing a young and unproven guard to a 29.9 million USD contract over four years definitely raised some questions. Was Uriji overpaying purely for Canadian talent? With DeRozan and Lowry already lined-up in the backcourt would Joseph
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Dwight Powell played a total of 236 NBA minutes in his rookie year, spending a large amount of time either in the DLeague or shuffling through rosters after he was traded twice since his 2014 Draft Day. Now, following the DeAndre Jordan debacle that left the Dallas Mavericks frontcourt perished and looking for talent, Powell has capitalized on the opportunity
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The Toronto Raptors have come to an agreement with Terrence Ross on a three year contract extension worth a reported $33-31.5 million USD. The Raptors drafted Ross in the 2012 NBA Draft 8th overall and he has played for the team in all three of his NBA seasons. In his first three years he averaged 9.2PPG 2.6RPG 1.0APG while shooting
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Updated the first of every month up until draft day, AllNBACanada.com ‘s NBA Canada Mock Draft is a projection of which Canadian prospects will get drafted, and at what position they will go. Team needs will not be taken into account until the completion of the 2016 NBA Draft lottery. The Honorary Mention and If They Declare sections of these
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In support of the Canadian National Team, Masai Uriji should’ve included a “cannot compete in international play” type-of-clause when signing Luis Scola. Obviously that did not happen, and the recently signed Toronto Raptor did it all against Team Canada, leading Argentina to a 94-87 win in the FIBA Americas 2015 preliminary round. Canada was riding a high heading into this
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DeMar DeRozan erupted in the 2013-14 season going for career highs in both points and assists per game en-route to his first ever All-Star game appearance. But last year the Raptors guard fell-off. DeMar struggled with his shot, and injury, leading towards a significant regression in his game in which he functions primarily as a scorer. Entering the 2015-16 season where
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The Utah Jazz selected Olivier Hanlan in the second round of the 2015 NBA Draft, and without being offered a guaranteed NBA deal, Hanlan will be spending this upcoming season playing professionally overseas. Hanlan has signed with BC Zalgiris in Kaunas, Lithuania on a one year plus one deal (opt-out option after one season). The young Canadian guard spent his
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The Toronto Raptors have been going through a rebranding process, complete with a new logo, court and now jerseys. The Raptors released 4 different game-day uniforms that the team will sport throughout the 2015-16 season and likely beyond. The traditional home and away jerseys along with two alternate jerseys have been released, but the Raptors will also likely wear throwback
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The Orlando Magic have signed Canadian F Melvin Ejim to a partially guaranteed contract for the upcoming NBA season. The 2013-14 Big 12 Player of the Year went undrafted in the 2014 NBA Draft and spent last season playing professionally in Italy for Virtus Roma. Ejim more recently competed in the 2015 NBA Orlando Summer League, playing for the Orlando
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He first broke-out at the Nike Hoop Summit, winning MVP in that contest loaded with high-profile prospects. Next, Jamal Murray, followed it up by winning MVP in the Bio-Steel All Canadian Game which also compiled an impressive group of players. Both of these on-court showings came in front of many NBA scouts and helped cement Murray’s stock as a potential
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