Raptors HQ Jun 22, 2017
NBA Trade Rumour: Raptors reportedly looking into trading Jonas Valanciunas and the 23rd pick.
Michael Grange has your first bit of Raptors intrigue of the evening. Draft night might not be as quiet in Toronto as we once expected. Per Sportsnet’s Michael Grange, Jonas Valanciunas and the 23rd-overall pick might be the topic of some trade conversations this evening. A couple of league sources have told me that Raps are looking into moving Jonas Valanciunas and the No.23 pick.— Michael Grange (@michaelgrange) June 22, 2017 That the Raptors would look into off-loading Valanciunas isn’t terribly surprising. Serge Ibaka’s play from the All-Star break on provided plenty of...
Raptors HQ Jun 21, 2017
Player Review: Taking stock of Norman Powell
Is this the new norm for one of the most exciting players on the Raptors’ roster? Few would have expected two years ago that Norman Powell would be one of the more important players on the Raptors roster. Yes, the team starts and ends with Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan, and we often talk of the potential of Jonas Valanciunas in the next breath. Newcomer Serge Ibaka changed the team’s calculus quite a bit. But Powell’s development has added a more intriguing question: just how good can he be? In his second season with the Raptors, one spent fully with Toronto (and not in Mississauga...
