Title: Gradey Dick’s unexpected double-double boosts Raptors amid thin roster
Date: January 14, 2026
Original Source: Sportsnet
Synopsis: In my latest at Sportsnet, I wrote about Gradey Dick providing the Raptors a spark against Indiana, casting into light his unconventional development to date. Read an excerpt!
Title: Bold NBA predictions for 2026: West arms race, expansion and a PG carousel
Date: December 31 2025
Original Source: Sportsnet
Synopsis: In my latest at Sportsnet, I was asked to provide some bold predictions for the 2026 calendar year in basketball. Read an excerpt!
Title: Raptors Takeaways: Shaky loss to Wizards highlights sobering stretch
Date: December 26, 2025
Original Source: Sportsnet
Synopsis: In my latest at Sportsnet, I wrote about a very bad Raptors loss to the Wizards that caps a month where they were quietly one of the worst team’s in the league. Read an excerpt!
Title: Raptors Takeaways: Thinned-out lineup has tough night vs. underperforming Suns
Date: March 17, 2025
Original Source: Sportsnet
Synopsis: In my latest at Sportsnet, I wrote about a Raptors loss to the Suns where, for a night, both teams played to script instead of their opposite modes of late. Read an excerpt!
Title: Takeaways: Young Raptors overdelivering in paradoxical season
Date: March 14, 2025
Original Source: Sportsnet
Synopsis: In my latest at Sportsnet, I wrote about the Raptors beating the Jazz, continuing a trend of spirited play that’s resulting in (depending o your perspective) too many wins now. Read an excerpt!
Title: Raptors get glimpse of where they’d like to go in loss to Cavaliers
Date: February 12, 2025
Original Source: Sportsnet
Synopsis: In my latest at Sportsnet, I wrote about a Raptors loss to a very good Cavaliers team, a team that could be a case study for the Raptors rebuild. Read an excerpt!
Title: Raptors Notebook: Where things stand after Ingram, Battle contracts
Date: February 11, 2025
Original Source: Sportsnet
Synopsis: In my latest at Sportsnet, I refreshed how the Raptors roster, salary cap, and luxury tax situation look for this year and the summer ahead after Brandon Ingram’s extension. Read an excerpt!
Title: Evaluating key areas that will determine Brandon Ingram’s fit with Raptors
Date: February 10, 2025
Original Source: Sportsnet
Synopsis: In my latest at Sportsnet, I broke down the key areas I’ll be watching and evaluating when Brandon Ingram eventually debuts with the Raptors. Read an excerpt!
Title: How Raptors’ cap, roster picture look after Ingram deadline acquisition
Date: February 7, 2025
Original Source: Sportsnet
Synopsis: In my latest at Sportsnet, I broke down the Raptors deadline moves and teed up the offseason ahead, with a focus on the salary cap/CBA implications of their moves. Read an excerpt!
Title: Raptors’ youth movement, ‘ethical tank’ back on in loss to Knicks
Date: February 4,2025
Original Source: Sportsnet
Synopsis: In my latest at Sportsnet, I wrote about the Raptors getting back to tolerable outcomes in a hard-fought, youth-fuelled loss to the Knicks. Read an excerpt!
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