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Darius Garland shares true feelings on seeing Cavs’ ECF exit

The New York Knicks are back in the NBA Finals for the first time since their most recent appearance in 1999, and they advanced with a clean four-game sweep of the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference Final. The Cavaliers, who enjoyed series victories over the Toronto Raptors and Detroit Pistons before facing the Knicks, […] The post Darius Garland shares true feelings on seeing Cavs’ ECF exit appeared first on ClutchPoints .

Knicks Notes: Anunoby, Game Plan, Clarkson, Robinson

OG Anunoby missed the first NBA Finals run of his career when the Raptors won the title in 2019, as he was sidelined for the playoffs due to an emergency appendectomy. But this upcoming series is exactly why the Knicks traded two homegrown fan favorites for him in 2023, Peter Sblendorio writes for the New […]

‘Raptors’ Air Jordan 7 DMP returning in 2027

2026 continues with a huge year for Nike and Jordan Brand as they continue releasing some of their most iconic silhouettes from the numbered Air Jordan line. Most recently, fans saw the Air Jordan 4 return with the ‘Brick After Brick’ Nigel Sylvester release, building hype for retros in the coming months. Up next, we’ll […] The post ‘Raptors’ Air Jordan 7 DMP returning in 2027 appeared first on ClutchPoints .

Lakers Bold Trade Pitch Brings Back $120 Million Star to Join Luka Doncic

The Los Angeles Lakers are keeping close tabs on the situations from other franchises that are open to major roster swings this offseason. The Toronto Raptors are an interesting focal point. Various reports have speculated that the franchise may look to leverage star forward Brandon Ingram to upgrade and build around Scottie Barnes. According to […] The post Lakers Bold Trade Pitch Brings Back $120 Million Star to Join Luka Doncic appeared first on HEAVY .

The Raptors’ bench has some summer homework

Although the heartbreaking loss in game 7 was a sad way to end the season, it’s hard to find a Raptors fan that isn’t full of hope for next season. Already they outperformed in almost every metric, they clinched the playoffs (a feat that hasn’t been achieved since 2022) and phenomenal performances from the younger […]

CelticsBlog exit interview: Ron Harper Jr. made a name for himself

Going into the 2025-26 season, Ron Harper Jr.’s NBA career was seemingly stuck in mud. After going undrafted in 2021 out of Rutgers, he began his career with the Toronto Raptors for the first two seasons of his career where he played a total of 10 NBA games. He started last season with Boston in […]

NBA Trade Rumor: Proposed Deal Sees Masai Ujiri Send Kyrie Irving To Raptors

Now that Masai Ujiri is back at the helm of an NBA club with the Dallas Mavericks, could he be thinking of dealing with his old team north of the border on a huge trade? All eyes are on Kyrie Irving's future in Dallas as the offseason starts to move along, and there have been many suggested potential trade partners already. We recently took a look at a blockbuster that could move Kyrie to a Western Conference contender.  Another rumor that comes to us would be the potential of Ujiri calli...

Scottie Barnes snubbed for accolade, named to All-Defensive Team

The reality of being the only Canadian team in the NBA is one of highs and lows for the Toronto Raptors. It means having the entire country (except *maybe* Vancouver) united to cheer for the team, and the spirit of an entire nation behind the squad. It also means a gulf between the Raptors and […]

Collin Murray-Boyles just won the Raptors’ first award of the year

With the Raptors’ offseason begun in full force, the franchise has seen its rookie receive the team’s first major individual award of the 2025-26 season. Collin Murray-Boyles has been named to the All-Rookie Second Team, the first Toronto player to receive the award since Scottie Barnes in 2022. It has been a stellar season for […]

Let’s look back at Scottie Barnes’ season

The Raptors were a team of questions this year, and while it might be hard to answer every single one, it’s a good bet that a right answer might start and end with Scottie Barnes. Who was the team’s best player? Scottie Barnes. Who anchored them defensively? Scottie Barnes. Who stepped up when things looked […]

Mavericks hire Mike Schmitz away from Portland as general manager under Masai Ujiri

The Dallas Mavericks made something of a surprising hire on Friday after welcoming Masai Ujiri in as president of basketball operations and alternate governor in a press conference on Tuesday. The Mavericks announced that Mike Schmitz will be the team’s next general manager, working under Ujiri. All of a sudden, the uncertainty surrounding Ujiri’s titles, […]

Evaluating Masai Ujiri’s post-championship run

The Dallas Mavericks shocked the basketball world on Monday morning by hiring veteran executive Masai Ujiri as their new President of Basketball Operations and Alternate Governor. Ujiri enjoyed largely successful stints as the top decision maker with the Denver Nuggets and Toronto Raptors throughout the 2010s, winning both an Executive of the Year award and […]

5 Keys for Cavs at Pistons Game 1: Can Cleveland slow down Cade Cunningham?

The Cleveland Cavaliers didn’t assemble the highest-paid roster in the league just to get out of the first round. “We haven’t done anything,” Donovan Mitchell said after his team closed out the Toronto Raptors in seven games. “It’s just the first round.” The Cavs will have their hands full against a 60-win Detroit Pistons team […]

Mavericks Hire Masai Ujiri as Team President

The Dallas Mavericks have hired Masai Ujiri as team president and alternate governor, concluding a six-month search process, the organization announced on Monday. Ujiri spent 13 seasons leading the Toronto Raptors from 2013 to 2025 and was at the helm during the franchise’s 2018-19 NBA Championship. He made bold moves en route to Toronto’s only […]

Mavericks hire Masai Ujiri as team president, alternative governor

Six months after the tumultuous tenure of Nico Harrison ended with a rare mid-season firing of an executive, it appears the Dallas Mavericks have found their replacement. ESPN reported Monday that the Mavericks have hired former Toronto Raptors and Denver Nuggets executive Masai Ujiri to be Dallas’ new team president and alternate governor. The Dallas […]

If Jarrett Allen can turn the page, so can the Cavaliers

The Cleveland Cavaliers emerged from the rock fight against the Toronto Raptors. It was far from the prettiest series on the first-round slate. The number of times I thought this team was dead in the water was more than two hands can count. After RJ Barrett’s moonshot homage to Kawhi Leonard, it seemed like this […]

7 Takeaways from Cavs Game 7 win over Raptors: Jarrett Allen proves Cavaliers don’t need to be defined by previous failures

CLEVELAND — Reputations don’t change overnight, especially ones built through years of playoff failures. The Cleveland Cavaliers didn’t alter how they were perceived with a gutsy 114-102 Game 7 win over the Toronto Raptors. They did, however, show that they don’t have to be defined by previous postseason letdowns. Jarrett Allen was the exact opposite […]

Winners and Losers: Cavs vs Raptors Game 7 – Jarrett Allen plays the hero

The Cleveland Cavaliers are moving on, courtesy of a certain Fro. Let’s check on tonight’s winners and losers. WINNER – Jarrett **c**** Allen I’m not sure if there was a more encouraging way for the Cavs to exorcise some demons and advance to the second round than Jarrett Allen going full-on beast mode in a […]