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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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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The 2015-16 season is almost here as the Toronto Raptors, as well as the rest of the NBA, have got a few games under their belt, and the pre-season is in full swing. Toronto’s overall performance has been strong as they have started the pre-season going 3-1. Wins are wins but in the pre-season coaches and players are trying to
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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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The Toronto Raptors have never won a seven-game series in the NBA post-season. This statement remains true following last season’s playoffs. There were high expectations in Toronto last year as many were hoping for the franchise to grasp that first seven-game series win. The Raptors did not live up to the hype as the Washington Wizards swept them in the
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The 2016 All-Star break is going to be much more than just a fun weekend for the Toronto Raptors. The NBA All-Star Game is going to take place in Toronto this year; the first time the event has ever taken place outside of the United States. The Toronto Raptors are currently the only NBA team that resides outside of the
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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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Jonas Valanciunas, the starting centre for the Toronto Raptors, has always been somewhat of a prodigy amongst Raptors fans ever since joining the team. The 23 year-old Lithuanian is still of a prospect big man oozing with potential, as of right now he is essentially the future of the Toronto Raptors, and a key piece today to keep the Raptors
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Last season, the Toronto Raptors’ roster lacked strong forwards. General Manager, Masai Ujiri, did not waste any time taking care of one of the two positions, signing DeMarre Carroll to a four-year deal. Carroll will most likely play small forward, however, he is big and tough enough to play power forward as well. Last year’s starting PF, Amir Johnson, signed
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Amir Johnson was a fan favourite in the North, a guy who did it all. Amir was a player who could play 30 minutes a night, or 3; it did not matter, he would go out and dive for every loose ball and battle for every rebound. A quick and agile power forward who has been forced to play center for
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