Category Archives: The Athletic

Draft profiles: 6 wings the Raptors could select with the No. 58 pick

Title: Draft profiles: 6 wings the Raptors could select with the No. 58 pick
Date: June 25, 2020
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I wrote about six interesting wings the Raptors could target with their late second-round pick or on the undrafted market. Read an excerpt!

Draft profiles: 6 Canadians the Raptors could consider at No. 58 or undrafted

Title: Draft profiles: 6 Canadians the Raptors could consider at No. 58 or undrafted
Date: June 24, 2020
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I wrote about six Canadians of interest in the 2020 NBA Draft, although it’s likelier they become undrafted players to track. Read an excerpt!

The 100 free agent signings in Raptors history, kind-of ranked

Title: The 100 free agent signings in Raptors history, kind-of ranked
Date: June 17, 2020
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I ranked every free agent signing in Raptors history and looked for trends across executives and signing types. Read an excerpt!

Draft profiles: 6 more players the Raptors could select with the No. 28 pick

Title: Draft profiles: 6 more players the Raptors could select with the No. 28 pick
Date: June 16, 2020
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I wrote about six more players the Raptors could take a look at with the No. 28 pick in the draft, as requested by readers. Read an excerpt!

The Raptors Reasonablists Podcast – Tuesday Twitter Mailbag

Title: The Raptors Reasonablists Podcast – Tuesday Twitter Mailbag
Date: June 16, 2020
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In the latest edition of The Raptors Reasonablists Podcast, Eric Koreen and I opened up the mailbag for Twitter questions relating to the NBA’s restart, why the league must use any return plan to foster societal change, and more. Read an excerpt!

‘It was always basketball’: How the Raptors became family to a superfan couple

Title: ‘It was always basketball’: How the Raptors became family to a superfan couple
Date: June 11, 2020
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I wrote about Shahid and Samira, the Raptors season ticket holders and 905 superfans who missed the Raptors championship for the best reason possible. Read an excerpt!

Raptors Mailbag: Return to play roster questions, early 2020 offseason and more

Title: Raptors Mailbag: Return to play roster questions, early 2020 offseason and more
Date: June 10, 2020
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I opened up the mailbag to look at Raptors roster and rotation questions ahead of a return to play, what the 2020 offseason could look like, and more. Read an excerpt!

The Raptors Reasonablists Podcast – Reminiscing with Matt Devlin + Return To Play

Title: The Raptors Reasonablists Podcast – Reminiscing with Matt Devlin + Return To Play
Date: June 9, 2020
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In the latest edition of The Raptors Reasonablists Podcast, Eric Koreen and I are joined by Raptors play-by-play commentator Matt Devlin to discuss the anniversary of the Raptors’ championship and what calling games might look like when the NBA returns. Read an excerpt!

Draft profiles: 6 wings the Raptors could select with the No. 28 pick

Title: Draft profiles: 6 wings the Raptors could select with the No. 28 pick
Date: June 9, 2020
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I wrote about six wings the Raptors could take a look at with the No. 28 pick in the draft. Read an excerpt!

Analytics on the Raptors: How good can they be when play resumes?

Title: Analytics on the Raptors: How good can they be when play resumes?
Date: June 8, 2020
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, Seth Partnow and I had a discussion about how the Raptors shape up analytically ahead of the NBA’s return to play. Read an excerpt!