Tag: Toronto Raptors

The Raptors on Thursday acquired a future second-round draft pick from the Magic in exchange for Jeff Weltman, who was released from his contract with Toronto and hired by Orlando as president of basketball operations. According to multiple reports, the Magic will send one of their two second-round picks in the 2018 draft to the […]

The club has preliminary interest in veteran free agent P.J. Tucker, per league sources. Jeff Hornacek coached Tucker in Phoenix and praised him last season as a strong locker-room leader and intense defender. Tucker shot 35.7 percent from beyond the arc last season, including a 40 percent clip after being traded to the Toronto Raptors. […]

Kyle Lowry to Philadelphia doesn’t make sense for the team or the player.

The Cleveland Cavaliers have sent the Toronto Raptors back to the drawing board. Cleveland swept Toronto in the second round of the playoffs, ending a 2016-17 in which the Raptors had 51 regular-season wins. That was good for third in the Eastern Conference, and Toronto beat the Milwaukee Bucks in the first round. “After that […]

The Toronto Raptors have limited options if they do not keep their core intact in free agency.

James Blancarte looks at which star players might be on the move after suffering playoff defeat.

Expected as it was, Kyle Lowry made it official this AM in Toronto, telling local reporters: “I will be opting out” to become a free agent. Source: Marc Stein on Twitter

(DeMar) DeRozan wants (Kyle) Lowry back, but won’t lobby him, he told ESPN.com on Sunday. “I didn’t call or pressure him the first time, and he didn’t do that to me,” DeRozan said. “I’m just gonna be there for him as a friend.” Source: Zach Lowe of ESPN

Raptors guard Norman Powell did not appreciate LeBron James yanking his jersey to keep him on the court when Powell was headed to the bench in the Cleveland Cavaliers’ 115-94 Game 3 win, even if James’ intention was to help him. “They were subbing in PJ [Tucker], he thought I was coming out, he was […]