The Toronto Raptors are guiding Scottie Barnes as the All-Star forward refines his game and emerges as an efficient post-up scorer.
Mobley's Cavaliers are dominating and Barnes' Raptors are languishing, but both still offer reasons to dream of more.
Scottie Barnes seems to have found a groove as he melded together scoring and playmaking as efficiently as he has since coming back from his ankle injury. Samson & Trevon discuss what’s motivating his successes, going as far as a deep dive on his pick n’ roll playmaking and what defensive schemes allow him to shake loose.
For what it’s worth, the trade exception the Raptors acquired in the Siakam package with the Indiana Pacers expires in a few days. According to the arcane rules surrounding the NBA’s trade guidelines, an expiration date is attached to trade exceptions. It arrives one year after a deal is engineered.
Giannis Antetokounmpo had 35 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Milwaukee Bucks to a 130-112 victory over the Toronto Raptors.
After torching the Magic, Celtics star Jayson Tatum brushed off the disrespect he received earlier from the Raptors.
Go ahead, try to judge the Toronto Raptors. You can look at their record, 10-31, and say they’re bad. You’d be right. You can observe Scottie Barnes and Immanuel Quickley have played 37 combined games and argue their record is entirely excusable, and you’d also be right. The Raptors have provided no baseline for evaluation.
Scottie Barnes scored 23 points and Jakob Poeltl had 13 points and 13 rebounds as the Raptors won for the second time in 18 games. Chris Boucher scored 18 points, RJ Barrett added 15, and Agbaji ...
Throughout his NBA career, Cavs star big man Evan Mobley has received frequent praise, the latest coming from an old rival.
Ochai Agbaji scored the go-ahead basket with 1:33 left in the fourth quarter and the Toronto Raptors rallied to beat the Golden State Warriors 104-101.
TORONTO (AP) Ochai Agbaji scored the go-ahead basket with 1:33 left in the fourth quarter and the Toronto Raptors rallied to beat the Golden State Warriors 104-101 on Monday night. Scottie Barnes ...
The Raptors are now more than halfway through their 2024-25 season, and the NBA’s trade deadline is less than three weeks away, landing on Feb. 6. That makes now as good a time as ever for another Raptors mailbag.