Corey Joseph’s Big Contract Looks Good

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

Dwight Powell Leading Dallas To Unexpected Hot Start

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

Weekly NBA Canada Roundup: Saturday, November 7 – Friday, November 13

Weekly NBA Canada Roundup: Saturday, November 7-Friday November 13 It was another successful week for the Canadians in the NBA. After a slow start, the kids from up North are starting to come around and make big contributions to their teams, and it is awesome to see. After two surprising weeks to start the season, Dwight Powell has continued to

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

FIBA Americas: Canadian Player Projection

The Fiba Americas in Mexico get started August 31, as ten teams will try to qualify for the 2016 Olympics in Brazil. One of which is team Canada who will have arguably the greatest amount of Canadian basketball talent ever assembled at one time and will need to make the tournament finals to automatically qualify for the Olympics. This is a golden generation

Senior Women’s National Team Hunting For Olympic Birth

Along with many other Canadian teams and athletes, Canada’s Women’s Basketball team is looking to make the road to Rio a reality, with the Olympic Games a little less than one year away. Their opportunity to do so is beginning now in Edmonton on the opening day of the 2015 FIBA Americas Championship Tournament where Team Canada is striving for