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• Math remains Raptors’ greatest foe

  31-10-2024 15:00 via raptorsrepublic.com
  
  The year was 2017-18. Dwane Casey, helped by his then-assistant Nick Nurse, redesigned the Toronto Raptors’ offence to emphasize analytics, modernity, and efficiency. Read: more triples. Behind Kyle Lowry’s 40-percent accuracy on more than seven triples a game (only Steph Curry and Paul George surpassed him in both categories that season), the Raptors took 34.8 percent of their shots from behind the arc, good for fifth in the league. Toronto’s offence jumped to third in the lea
  
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• Toronto Raptors unveil new Indigenous-inspired logo

  02-01-2025 21:31 via raptorsrepublic.com
  
  As reported by Blake Murphy, the Raptors have collaborated with local, Indigenous artist Luke Swinson to design an Indigenous-inspired logo for the Raptors.The Raptors have unveiled a new Indigenous-inspired logo.It was designed with Kitchener-based Indigenous artist Luke Swinson.Jan. 6 game is the Raptors annual Indigenous Heritage Game with activations/etc around the arena/in-game presentation. pic.twitter.com/Wwt2y2GXjA— Blake Murphy (@BlakeMurphyODC) January 2, 2025
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• No Raptors in the top 10 of the first All-Star fan voting results

  02-01-2025 21:08 via raptorsrepublic.com
  
  When it comes to NBA All-Star to voting, individual performance only goes so far. As we have often seen in the past, a certain level of team success is required for players to earn consideration. Unless they are a transcendent talent or put up some gaudy counting stats – see LaMelo Ball this season – being the star player on a losing team just isn’t going to cut it.So it wasn’t surprising that no Toronto Raptors placed in the top 10 of the first round of fan voting for th
  
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• Immanuel Quickley & Scottie Barnes figured it out

  02-01-2025 17:02 via raptorsrepublic.com
  
  Samson Folk & Trevon Heath discuss all the latest within the Raptors realm, focusing heavily on Immanuel Quickley & Scottie Barnes’ play.For the first time this season — other than a few minutes during the season opener — the Raptors got to see Immanuel Quickley & Scottie Barnes to play together, and most importantly: succeed. Tune into one of Canada’s favorite basketball podcasts and enjoy the camaraderie that Samson & Trevon display week in and week out.
  
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• Raptors’ Immanuel Quickley returns in exuberant win over the Nets

  02-01-2025 15:00 via raptorsrepublic.com
  
  New Years resolutions don’t really make sense. Why wait until Jan. 1 to drop bad habits, start exercising, improve your nutrition, or in the Toronto Raptors case, play better basketball.  Yet in some instances, the turn of the Gregorian calendar can be a catalyst for change, something the Raptors were in desperate need of after hitting rock bottom in a franchise record 54-point loss to the Boston Celtics on New Years Eve.  It was a tough year for Toronto, one of the worst in
  
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• Quick React: Nets 113, Raptors 130

  02-01-2025 03:55 via raptorsrepublic.com
  
  Grades will be up shortly!The post Quick React: Nets 113, Raptors 130 first appeared on Raptors Republic.
  
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• Immanuel Quickley finds perfect pace in his triumphant return

  02-01-2025 03:53 via raptorsrepublic.com
  
  What the Raptors have needed, desperately, is a point guard who can competently move the Raptors through their actions, and with a bit of danger. Davion Mitchell is a fairly mistake free game manager, but there’s hardly any offensive punch there. Jamal Shead plays with a fairly unique verve and grinds his way to plays, but is fairly likely to overextend himself into mistakes. Immanuel Quickley is Goldilocks’ found porridge: just right.
  For Quickley it isn’t just the shooting (o
  
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• Gameday: Nets @ Raptors January 1

  01-01-2025 16:00 via raptorsrepublic.com
  
  Goodbye to 2024 and hello to a brand new year. Toronto will kick off 2025 at home against Brooklyn. The Nets are coming in with a losing streak of two games which is no match to Toronto’s 11-game slide.
  These two division foes were playoff competitors once upon a time in the classic 2014 series as well as the NBA bubble season. Those glory days are well behind the two sides as they are now competing for a chance to draft Cooper Flagg in the upcoming draft.
  Brooklyn has made two seasons alr
  
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• Raptors at Celtics Game Highlights | December 31, 2024

  31-12-2024 23:58 via youtube.com
  
  
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• I hope this was the Raptors rock bottom

  31-12-2024 23:29 via raptorsrepublic.com
  
  I’m not exactly certain what I’ve been watching lately. The Raptors have been so thoroughly beaten in so many ways that it’s hard to discern what strengths this team has. The weaknesses? They’ve been too many to count.
  This Raptors offense was designed with a more future friendly style of play in mind, and given how the roster has been built, they know they have to work around significant limitations when it comes to live dribble creation. You can’t spam pick n&rsqu
  
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• Quick Reaction: Raptors 71 @ Celtics 125

  31-12-2024 23:13 via raptorsrepublic.com
  
  Raptors
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  CelticsB- S. Barnes31 MIN, 16 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL, 7-19 FG,1-8 3FG, 1-1 FT, 1 BLK, 6 TO, -39 +/-Scottie came out of the gate trying to lead by example, as he said after his post-game press conference against the Hawks. His defensive effort was much better. He was struggling big time with the shot-making though and there were a few head-scratching turnovers again. His shot-making was so bad that late in the second quarter the ball slipped out of his hand as Sco
  
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• NBA odds, betting preview (Dec. 31): Raptors vs. Celtics predictions

  31-12-2024 17:00 via raptorsrepublic.com
  
  The Toronto Raptors will look to avoid a season-worst 11th straight loss when they visit the Boston Celtics on New Year’s Eve.Toronto was routed 136-107 by the Atlanta Hawks on Sunday night to push its losing streak to 10games. The Raptors’ last win came back on Dec. 3 at home against the Indiana Pacers.The Celtics aren’t in good form right now, either, dropping three of their last four games, including a 123-114 decision to the Pacers on Sunday. They’re still sitting com
  
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• Top Raptors Stories of 2024: Weaponizing the pass: how Scottie Barnes creates in the pick n’ roll

  31-12-2024 16:00 via raptorsrepublic.com
  
  Welcome to Raptors Republic’s new New Year tradition. As decided by you, the readers, it’s time to dive into the 10 most-most read editorials of the year at Raptors Republic. You can find the full top-10 list of released articles for 2024 (as each one is released) here.I limited the list to editorials because news items and other pieces can often have more reads than columns. But these pieces — and I’m including post-game pieces — are the ones that take the most wor
  
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• Gameday: Raptors @ Celtics, December 31

  31-12-2024 15:00 via raptorsrepublic.com
  
  A rare early game for the Toronto Raptors is coming up today as they are headed to TD Garden to face off against the defending champion Boston Celtics. The New Years Eve game tips off at 3:00 EST and Toronto has an arduous task ahead of them in order to snap this 10-game losing  streak. Even with a fully healthy roster it would take a herculean effort to beat Boston, but without RJ Barrett and possibly Gradey Dick, it becomes even more difficult. Boston is currently in the midst of the
  
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• Raptors Battle Hawks | Raptors Today

  30-12-2024 23:52 via youtube.com
  
  
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• RJ Barrett is a pick n’ roll maestro for the first time in his career (Video Essay)

  30-12-2024 19:00 via raptorsrepublic.com
  
  The Raptors most dependable play comes via RJ Barrett. Samson Folk dives in to explain how and why RJ has made the leap.When it comes to gravity with the ball in hand, Barrett is pulling defenders everywhere. It’s part of the reason why the Raptors shoot so much better on C&S threes with Barrett making the pass – they’re better shots with more clearance against contests. Barrett has been sniping to the weak-side corner for triples yes, but there’s also the matter of t
  
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• Raptors 905 weekly preview: A.J. Lawson and the 905 ring in the new year

  30-12-2024 18:00 via raptorsrepublic.com
  
  Welcome to the Raptors 905 weekly preview!This is a piece that will drop every Sunday, previewing what is to come throughout the next seven days for the Raptors 905.Let’s start with last week, however, when Mississauga’s team opened the regular season with a 111-108 overtime loss to the Birmingham Squadron (G League affiliate of the New Orleans Pelicans) before claiming their first win against the Osceola Magic (G League affiliate of the Orlando Magic) on Sunday.Jalen Crutcher sank t
  
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• Top Raptors Stories of 2024: Raptors’ Ja’Kobe Walter reaches into the future against the Knicks

  30-12-2024 17:00 via raptorsrepublic.com
  
  Welcome to Raptors Republic’s new New Year tradition. As decided by you, the readers, it’s time to dive into the 10 most-most read editorials of the year at Raptors Republic. You can find the full top-10 list of released articles for 2024 (as each one is released) here.I limited the list to editorials because news items and other pieces can often have more reads than columns. But these pieces — and I’m including post-game pieces — are the ones that take the most wor
  
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• 905 snag first win of regular season against Mac McClung and the Osceola Magic

  30-12-2024 16:00 via raptorsrepublic.com
  
  The Raptors 905 got their first win of the recently started G League regular season Sunday afternoon at Paramount Fine Foods Centre, holding off the Osceola Magic 131-122.With the win, the 905 improved to 1-1 in the regular season and 6-12 overall on the year in their final game of 2024. The junior Dinos started the game fast, pushing the pace in transition and generating easy looks because of it. The Raps would jump out to the 34-22 lead after the first quarter, led by that fast play and gettin
  
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• Toronto drops NBA-worst 10th straight game in loss to Atlanta Hawks

  30-12-2024 15:00 via raptorsrepublic.com
  
  The Toronto Raptors have not won a game since Dec. 3; it is Dec. 30.
  Toronto’s losing streak hit double digits Sunday night at Scotiabank Arena, as the Raptors lost their NBA-worst 10th-straight game 136-107 to the Atlanta Hawks, dropping their record to 7-25.After allowing a franchise-worst 155 points to the Memphis Grizzlies on Thursday, it would be much of the same lacklustre defensive intensity against the Hawks. Over the last three games, Canada’s team has allowed 430 points, th
  
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• Raptors vs. Hawks Game Highlights | December 29, 2024

  30-12-2024 03:09 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Quick Reaction: Hawks 136, Raptors 107

  30-12-2024 02:33 via raptorsrepublic.com
  
  Grades will be up shortly. The post Quick Reaction: Hawks 136, Raptors 107 first appeared on Raptors Republic.
  
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• Bruce Brown ditches the cowboy hat, dons the headband

  30-12-2024 02:30 via raptorsrepublic.com
  
  Bruce Brown takes time to warm up against the Atlanta Hawks. As with his actual return to the court this season, it takes time once he’s on the court to really be on the court. But he gets there, eventually finishing with probably his best game since joining the Toronto Raptors.The crowd cheers tepidly when he joins the game. It’s not hostile, mostly just disinterested. A ‘what have you done for me lately’ (or at all) type situation. His first minutes don’t do much
  
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• Bruce Brown, three others return to Raptors’ lineup

  29-12-2024 22:53 via raptorsrepublic.com
  
  Here comes the cavalry. In advance of the Toronto Raptors’ game against the Atlanta Hawks, Darko Rajakovic announced that Bruce Brown will return to the Raptors’ lineup. It will be his first game of the 2024-25 season as he’s been recovering from offseason knee surgery.
  Brown averaged 9.6 points, 3.8 rebounds, and 2.7 assists per game in 34 games as a Raptor after being traded, among other players, for Pascal Siakam. However, he spent many of those few games hobbled. His effici
  
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• Top Raptors Stories of 2024: Gradey Dick is the NBA’s next great movement shooter

  29-12-2024 17:00 via raptorsrepublic.com
  
  Welcome to Raptors Republic’s new New Year tradition. As decided by you, the readers, it’s time to dive into the 10 most-most read editorials of the year at Raptors Republic. You can find the full top-10 list of released articles for 2024 (as each one is released) here.I limited the list to editorials because news items and other pieces can often have more reads than columns. But these pieces — and I’m including post-game pieces — are the ones that take the most wor
  
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• Gameday: Hawks @ Raptors, December 29

  29-12-2024 15:00 via raptorsrepublic.com
  
  Toronto’s back at home after a mini two-game road trip, during which they were unable to win a game. The Raptors have now lost nine consecutive games, and they’ll hope to feed off the energy of the Scotiabank Arena to avoid a tenth. They’ll face a challenging opponent in Atlanta, who’s currently riding into town on a three-game win streak of their own.Atlanta is led by their seventh-year guard Trae Young. He’s one of the best playmaking players in the NBA and is enj
  
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• We don’t have to worry about Scottie Barnes

  28-12-2024 17:00 via raptorsrepublic.com
  
  Scottie Barnes has had a hell of a start to his season so far, but not in the same way that it was a hell of a start to his third year in the NBA. He continues to amass box score stats, and he is the best player on the Raptors — which is the same as last season — but unlike last season, there’s no surprise statistical development, no torrid 3-point shooting, and no expectations cleared – at least not yet.Unfortunately, Barnes had to navigate a summer on the mend from a br
  
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• Top Raptors Stories of 2024: Is Jakob Poeltl set to have a career year?

  28-12-2024 16:00 via raptorsrepublic.com
  
  Welcome to Raptors Republic’s new New Year tradition. As decided by you, the readers, it’s time to dive into the 10 most-most read editorials of the year at Raptors Republic. You can find the full top-10 list of released articles for 2024 (as each one is released) here.I limited the list to editorials because news items and other pieces can often have more reads than columns. But these pieces — and I’m including post-game pieces — are the ones that take the most wor
  
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• 905 outgunned by Squadron in OT thriller

  28-12-2024 15:00 via raptorsrepublic.com
  
  At the outset of the 2024-25 G League schedule, the Raptors 905 appeared to be in good shape. The Toronto Raptors added four players via the 2024 NBA Draft, signed undrafted players Jamison Battle and Branden Carlson, and added a bevy of young talent through seven exhibit 10 deals.  However, myriad injuries to the NBA squad resulted in the assignment eligible players and two-ways being needed there, the 905 faced injury trouble of their own, and the roster fluctuated with three major additi
  
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• Top Raptors Stories of 2024: How Ochai Agbaji remains quietly perfect for the Raptors

  27-12-2024 16:00 via raptorsrepublic.com
  
  Welcome to Raptors Republic’s new New Year tradition. As decided by you, the readers, it’s time to dive into the 10 most-most read editorials of the year at Raptors Republic. You can find the full top-10 list of released articles for 2024 (as each one is released) here.I limited the list to editorials because news items and other pieces can often have more reads than columns. But these pieces — and I’m including post-game pieces — are the ones that take the most wor
  
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