TORONTO – It’s been the better part of eight months since Scottie Barnes was in a regular-season NBA game. A week away from the Toronto Raptors’ home opener, he feels he’s ready. The 23-year-old Barnes broke a bone in his hand on March 1, missing the final 22 games of last season after he had…
TORONTO – Ochai Agbaji’s relatively small stature won’t stop him from defending some of the biggest and best forwards in the NBA. All-star forwards Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown were Agbaji’s main defensive assignments in the Toronto Raptors’ 119-118 pre-season victory over the Boston Celtics on Tuesday. Those are tough marks for the six-foot-five Agbaji,…
Any team facing the Toronto Raptors’ second unit this season can expect a rough ride as soon as they approach the three-point arc. Depth at the guard position has been an issue for the Raptors since all-star Kyle Lowry was sent to the Miami Heat in 2021’s off-season. But a series of deals and savvy…
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted October 13, 2024 11:45 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size BOSTON – After splitting two pre-season games with the lowly Washington Wizards, the Toronto Raptors were schooled by the higher class Boston Celtics on Sunday at the TD Garden. The Celtics jumped out…
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted October 11, 2024 10:35 pm Updated October 11, 2024 10:43 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size WASHINGTON – Chris Boucher scored 22 points for the Toronto Raptors in a 113-95 pre-season loss to the Washington Wizards on Friday night. Related Videos 1:32 Toronto…
TORONTO – Finally, Scottie Barnes will get to play some competitive basketball again. Raptors head coach Darko Rajakovic confirmed on Wednesday that Barnes will return to Toronto’s lineup for its next pre-season game. It will be the all-star forward’s first basketball game in more than seven months. “I’ve been missing it each and every single…
TORONTO – The injury bug has followed the Toronto Raptors into the new NBA season. Canadian swingman RJ Barrett will miss the rest of Toronto’s pre-season with a sprained right shoulder sustained in the Raptors’ 125-98 exhibition victory over the Washington Wizards on Sunday. Head coach Darko Rajakovic said that although Barrett won’t be able…
Gradey Dick is willing to do whatever the Toronto Raptors need of him. Dick saw big minutes for a rookie last season as the Raptors were decimated by injuries through March and April. Entering his sophomore NBA campaign, Dick doesn’t intend to lobby head coach Darko Rajakovic or anyone else for a starting role —…
MONTREAL – On a night Toronto Raptors stars Scottie Barnes and Immanuel Quickley didn’t suit up, hometown favourite Chris Boucher took the spotlight in Montreal. Boucher produced 13 points and six rebounds off the bench as the Raptors trounced the Washington Wizards 125-98 in their pre-season opener at the Bell Centre on Sunday. The longest-serving…
Kyshawn George was raised in Switzerland so he never expected he’d get to play an NBA game in front of a “hometown” crowd. But because his Washington Wizards are starting the pre-season against the Toronto Raptors on Sunday in Montreal, where his dad was raised, he’s getting that chance. “I never thought about it,” said…
