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!
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!
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!
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!
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!
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!
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!
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!
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!
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!
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