Category Archives: Analysis

Bold NBA predictions for 2026: West arms race, expansion and a PG carousel

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!

Raptors Takeaways: Shaky loss to Wizards highlights sobering stretch

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!

Raptors Takeaways: Thinned-out lineup has tough night vs. underperforming Suns

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!

Takeaways: Young Raptors overdelivering in paradoxical season

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!

Raptors get glimpse of where they’d like to go in loss to Cavaliers

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!

Raptors Notebook: Where things stand after Ingram, Battle contracts

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!

Evaluating key areas that will determine Brandon Ingram’s fit with Raptors

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!

How Raptors’ cap, roster picture look after Ingram deadline acquisition

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!

Raptors’ youth movement, ‘ethical tank’ back on in loss to Knicks

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!

Raptors NBA trade deadline 2025 primer: Rules, assets, future outlook and more

Title: Raptors NBA trade deadline 2025 primer: Rules, assets, future outlook and more
Date: January 28 2025
Original Source: Sportsnet
Synopsis: In my latest at Sportsnet, I provided my annual trade deadline primer, explaining what the Raptors can do, and how, during peak trade season. Read an excerpt!