Author Archives: James Jukes

Raptors Exercise Team Options on Brazilian Youngsters Bruno Caboclo and Lucas Nogueira

Recently the Toronto Raptors announced they had exercised team options on 20 year old forward Bruno Caboclo and 23 year old center Lucas Nogueira. Two young players that head Coach Dwayne Casey will look to add to the rotation more, this coming NBA season.  These new deals will keep Caboclo and Nogueira with the Raptors until 2017. The Raptors left

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Team Canada wins first game of FIBA Americas vs Cuba

In what was a great team effort, team Canada got their first win at the FIBA Americas. Beating Cuba 101-59 in the second preliminary game, team Canada dominated in what was a perfect recovery after Tuesday’s 94-87 loss to Argentina. Led by Canadian star Andrew Wiggins who had 15 Points and 6 Rebounds, team Canada showed an inner strength and ability to

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Is This Season a Make or Break for Terrence Ross?

Toronto Raptors small forward Terrence Ross has shown steady progression in his first three seasons in the NBA. The 24 year old, former first round pick out of Washington (NCAA), has shown many flashes of being a potential star in the NBA. But his progression appears to have stalled slightly, mainly because of injury. Terrence Ross underwent ankle surgery in May, which

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