John E. Sokolowski, USA TODAY Spo On the anniversary of the best moment in Toronto history, will the Raptors be blessed yet again by the basketball gods at the NBA Draft Lottery? 6 years ago today, May 12 2019, Toronto experienced the greatest moment in the city’s history. Four bounces of a ball on a rim and the swoosh of a net not audible due to the chasmic uproar of … [Read more...] about Have the Toronto Raptors finally repaid their karmic debt for the Kawhi shot?
Canada Basketball hires ex-Team USA Olympic coach to lead women’s team
Nikos Frazier / Journal & Courier / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Canada Basketball’s next Women’s Head Coach retired from the NCAA only to be picked up by Canada weeks later. After the news of Gord Herbert’s hiring as Canada Basketball’s next Men’s Head Coach, the federation announced their new Women’s team coach on Monday. Taking up the position will be Nell … [Read more...] about Canada Basketball hires ex-Team USA Olympic coach to lead women’s team
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s next international head coach has been revealed
Kyle Terada-Imagn Images Sportsnet’s Michael Grange broke news on a new coaching hire Wednesday afternoon. Big Canada Basketball news broke Wednesday afternoon as Sportsnet’s Michael Grange revealed a big hire for the international team. Per Grange’s sources, Canada Basketball has hired Gord Herbert to coach the Senior Men’s team through the 2028 Olympics. Herbert … [Read more...] about Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s next international head coach has been revealed
One of these NBA Draft prospects could be Masai’s next Masterstroke
Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images An early look at several mock drafts to find the consensus top 10 prospects. Is the future Raptor on this list? As much as we would love the Raptors to land the #1 overall pick, a.k.a. Cooper Flagg, there’s a big chance that the Raptors could end up anywhere in the top 10. We looked at several NBA mock drafts to get a good feel for … [Read more...] about One of these NBA Draft prospects could be Masai’s next Masterstroke
Grading the Toronto Raptors’ sneaky yet effective two-way contract strategy
Photo by Melissa Tamez/NBAE via Getty Images Player Reviews? No, this is more like a review of how the Raptors effectively used their Two-Way Contract roster spots. The Toronto Raptors actively used their Two-Way roster spots for the second straight season to achieve long-term and short-term goals. This is a big departure from the past few seasons when the team was much … [Read more...] about Grading the Toronto Raptors’ sneaky yet effective two-way contract strategy