Category Archives: The Athletic

Lowry-to-Birch, Anunoby offense, a bench trio; The Raptors might finally have a bit of rotation stability

Title: Lowry-to-Birch, Anunoby offense, a bench trio; The Raptors might finally have a bit of rotation stability
Date: April 26, 2021
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I wrote about the Raptors getting a rare semblance of stability in their rotation at a very necessary juncture. Read an excerpt!

Is Freddie Gillespie the best 10-day signing in Raptors history? We rank to find out

Title: Is Freddie Gillespie the best 10-day signing in Raptors history? We rank to find out
Date: April 26, 2021
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I ranked the 31 players to play on 10-day contracts for the Raptors. Read an excerpt!

Pacers, Bulls, Wizards, Raptors: Which teams are making the play-in tournament?

Title: Pacers, Bulls, Wizards, Raptors: Which teams are making the play-in tournament?
Date: April 22, 2021
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I joined a few colleagues to break down the race for the play-in spots in the Eastern Conference. Read an excerpt!

Murphy and Koreen: Who will join Luguentz Dort and RJ Barrett in Victoria this summer?

Title: Murphy and Koreen: Who will join Luguentz Dort and RJ Barrett in Victoria this summer?
Date: April 21, 2021
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, Eric Koreen and I worked through what Canada Basketball’s roster could look like for Olympic qualifiers this summer. Read an excerpt!

Sometimes it snows in April — maybe one day we’ll see the Raptors again

Title: Sometimes it snows in April — maybe one day we’ll see the Raptors again
Date: April 21, 2021
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I wrote about the return of the real Raptors, a fourth win in a row, and Prince. Read an excerpt!

The Raptors Reasonablists Podcast – Yuta Watanabe Day + the Raptors can’t stop winning

Title: The Raptors Reasonablists Podcast – Yuta Watanabe Day + the Raptors can’t stop winning
Date: April 19, 2021
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In the latest edition of The Raptors Reasonablists Podcast, Eric Koreen and I discuss the promotion of Yuta Watanabe, the Raptors continuing to win by accident, and more. Read an excerpt!

Tank or not to tank? Raptors are in purgatory when it comes to losing for lottery

Title: Tank or not to tank? Raptors are in purgatory when it comes to losing for lottery
Date: April 19, 2021
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I wrote whether or not the Raptors are tanking and why that is not a decision they get to make unilaterally. Read an excerpt!

Dual career nights show Raptors’ Paul Watson, Yuta Watanabe as kindred grinders, opportunists

Title: Dual career nights show Raptors’ Paul Watson, Yuta Watanabe as kindred grinders, opportunists
Date: April 16, 2021
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I wrote about dual career nights for a pair of Raptors’ grinders, Paul Watson Jr. and Yuta Watanabe. Read an excerpt!

Raptors’ Freddie Gillespie takes unbeaten path from DIII to the NBA: ‘He’s not a normal kid’

Title: Raptors’ Freddie Gillespie takes unbeaten path from DIII to the NBA: ‘He’s not a normal kid’
Date: April 13, 2021
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I wrote about Freddie Gillespie’s unlikely path to the NBA, from chess club through Division III basketball and eventually to the Raptors. Read an excerpt!

Malachi Flynn’s late 3-point barrage can’t mask another tough night for Raptors

Title: Malachi Flynn’s late 3-point barrage can’t mask another tough night for Raptors
Date: April 13, 2021
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I wrote about Malachi Flynn’s late-game 3-point outburst making a bad Raptors game feel closer than it was, which is kind of the intention right now despite how frustrating it can be. Read an excerpt!