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Raptors sign undrafted March Madness star Markquis Nowell to two-way contract
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In fact, the Raptors built their entire identity off the idea of “vision 6-foot-9,” with the front office explaining that their intention was to first build a team out of athletic, versatile wings and to figure out the rest of the roster later. Well, it seems like the latter part of the team building experiment has finally come, with Toronto selecting 19-year-old Kansas guard Gradey Dick with the 13th overall pick in Thursday night’s NBA Draft.
Matt Moore was on the JD Bunkis podcast today and said Fred VanVleet is "very, very desired on the market" this summer. He expects VanVleet not to be back with the Raptors.
Fascinating to me how everyone seems to want Fred except large swaths of the Raptors fanbase.
Toronto Raptors guard Gary Trent Jr. will opt into his $18.5 million player option for the 2023-24 season, his agents Rich Paul and agent Lucas Newton of Klutch Sports confirmed to Chris Haynes of TNT.
Looks like it might be raining all next weekend. I was used to Toronto always being somewhat sunny, but these days with the forest fire smoke or rain, it feels like there's a lot more time indoors. Any good ideas for weekend activities when it rains... besides the obvious (ie.movies or malls)?
Despite Masai Ujiri being universally recognized as one of the best executives in the league, reports have come out saying that he — as well as the rest of the front office — are frustrating to deal with, according to the Action Network's Matt Moore.
Opposing front offices reportedly were exasperated by the Raptors’ attempts to get “blood from a stone” in any deal they were negotiating, with Moore emphasizing the steep asking price Toronto is demanding to acquire forward O.G. Anunoby. When asked why they continue to engage in trade talks with Toronto, one source said it’s because “there are only 29 teams to work with.”
The Toronto Raptors are hiring Golden State Warriors assistant coach Jama Mahlalela and Washington Wizards assistant coach Pat Delany to be the top assistants on new head coach Darko Rajakovic’s stuaff, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reports.
