It may seem like it, but 432 minutes isn’t that much time. That’s how much playing time Toronto Raptors starting point guard Immanuel Quickley and centre Jakob Poeltl got to play together last season. In a disappointing campaign where Toronto’s roster underwent a significant overhaul, Quickley and Poeltl had just the 25th most of minutes…
MONTREAL – RJ Barrett isn’t concerned the hometown limelight will wear him down. The Toronto Raptors guard/forward is instead choosing to embrace the attention. With the Raptors in Montreal for his first training camp with the team, the 24-year-old from Mississauga, Ont., is looking forward to donning the red, white and purple jerseys he grew…
Toronto Raptors team president Masai Ujiri tried to lay to rest rumours that he has friction with Edward Rogers, the executive chair of Rogers Communications, Inc. Ujiri was asked about his relationship with Edward Rogers on Monday morning during Raptors media day before their pre-season training camp began. The question came nearly two weeks after Rogers Communications announced it…
MONTREAL – When Chris Boucher first played an NBA pre-season game in his home city in 2018, he was a raw talent trying to crack the Toronto Raptors roster. Six years later, the 31-year-old is back in Montreal as the longest-serving Raptor — and the only remaining player from the 2019 championship team. “It’s been…
TORONTO – Head coach Darko Rajakovic is putting on his foreman’s helmet as the Toronto Raptors lean into developing their young core this season. Rajakovic thinks the Raptors have a “clean slate” in his second year in Toronto and team president Masai Ujiri called it a rebuild — a term he had previously avoided —…
TORONTO – The Toronto Raptors begin their pre-season training camp on Tuesday in Montreal. Here are five things to know about what the Raptors’ pre-season will look like. NEVER REALLY STOPPED — Head coach Darko Rajakovic held mini-camps for his players throughout the summer. Backup centre Kelly Olynyk of Kamloops, B.C., said he was eager…
TORONTO – NBA Hall of Famer Vince Carter has had a complicated history with the Toronto Raptors, starting as the superstar who put the team on the map before becoming public enemy No. 1 and then finally mending fences with the team post-retirement. Here is a timeline look at Carter’s key moments, both with and…
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted September 27, 2024 12:13 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO – The Toronto Raptors announced Friday that guard Ja’Kobe Walter will not participate in on-court activities at the NBA team’s upcoming training camp in Montreal after sustaining a shoulder injury. The team…
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted September 27, 2024 5:00 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO – The Toronto Raptors are expected to confirm today that Vince Carter’s No. 15 will be the first number to be retired by the NBA franchise. Carter will attend an MLSE Foundation…
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted September 20, 2024 12:21 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO – The Toronto Raptors say forward Bruce Brown has undergone arthroscopic surgery on his right knee and will be out for several weeks. The Raptors said in a release Friday that an…
