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Don’t Bet Rudy Gay Trade Helps Raptors Land Andrew Wiggins

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

When word that the Toronto Raptors were trading Rudy Gay to the Sacramento Kings for what amounts to be a pile of expiring contracts, many fans had visions of Andrew Wiggins dancing in their heads. It’s a fair initial assessment, really. When a team trades arguably its most talented player and doesn’t get equal talent...

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Why Drake Night Worked for the Toronto Raptors

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

This doesn’t have anything to do with whether you’d be caught dead with Drake playing on your iPod or whether the Toronto Raptors have any business being in first place in the Atlantic Division. This has to do with two parties coming together to make the other stronger. Like it or not, Drake is the...

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Who Really Won the Rudy Gay Trade? Raptors vs. Kings

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

So, it’s been almost two months since the Toronto Raptors shook up their roster by shipping their then-superstar Rudy Gay to the Sacramento Kings. What has changed? Almost everything, for both teams involved. It’s unusual in today’s NBA to see a superstar move from one team to another in a deal the clearly benefited both...

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NBA Betting Picks – Nuggets Hear the Thunder!

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: December 17, 2013

Hoop Hopes – Ricky Rothstein makes his picks for tonight’s NBA action! Oklahoma City at Denver The Thunder might be the hottest team in the League right now, but they’re not getting it done against the number. Oklahoma is a storming 19-4 straight up, but a pretty meh 13-10 against the spread. That can happen...

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Tuesday's NBA Betting Picks!

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: December 10, 2013

Hoop Hopes – Ricky Rothstein makes his picks for tonight’s NBA action! Miami at Indiana The Pacers didn’t beat the Heat when they met in the Eastern Conference Finals last season, but they sure scared them. Indiana put more pressure on the two-time Champions than anybody else could manage last year and this year Indiana...

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Could Steve Nash really end up with the Toronto Raptors?

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: November 4, 2013

This isn’t the first time we’ve heard rumors of Steve Nash ending up with the Toronto Raptors and it probably won’t be the last. But could it actually happen? Well, maybe. A hoopsworld.com report floated the idea again Sunday and cited “multiple league sources” who believe Nash could be on his way to the Raps....

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Why the Toronto Raptors' opener vs. Celtics is so important

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: October 30, 2013

This isn’t just any NBA regular season opener tonight when the Toronto Raptors host the Boston Celtics. This is a game that’s going to set the tone for a Toronto team that may have very little time to figure out if it will be a contender in the Eastern Conference this season. This team has...

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Is Jonas Valanciunas the key to the Toronto Raptors' season?

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: October 4, 2013

In Jonas Valanciunas’ rookie season last year we saw flashes of the potential that made him the fifth overall pick in the 2011 draft. This year, the Toronto Raptors are expecting much more than that after the putting the 7-foot-centre through a busy offseason. After the regular season ended with the Raps missing the playoffs...