Marc J. Spears: The NBA today announced that Bam Adebayo, Harrison Barnes, Chris Boucher, Jrue Holiday and CJ McCollum have been selected as the five finalists for the 2024-25 NBA Social Justice Champion award. … [Read more...] about
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Josh Lewenberg: Jared Rhoden underwent surgery this week to repair a torn labrum in his right shoulder. Recovery & rehab time is estimated at 4-6 months. Tough break for a player who showed promise at the G League & NBA level this season. He’ll miss most of the team’s summer development program. … [Read more...] about
ABA League: A special guest at the Belgrade Derby tonight— @Raptors head coach Darko Rajaković! The second European head coach in @NBA history is back on home turf to catch some #ABALiga action. It’s a pleasure to see you, coach! … [Read more...] about
It seemed as if Ujiri wanted to take a victory lap for potentially nailing a weak draft, as the Raptors’ developmental reputation has come under fire since the championship, but he mostly played it cool. “I was really happy with the way these guys played and hopefully their development comes up more and more,” Ujiri said. “Yeah, we tried to attack the odds in the lottery and … [Read more...] about
Josh Lewenberg: Ujiri on picking up Rajakovic’s 4th year option before the season: “I think it’s the right thing to do but more than that it was deserving… He’s done a phenomenal job. We’ve put him in a tough position… It’s good to make him feel comfortable with his job and where he is.” … [Read more...] about