Title: Freeman-Liberty needs to be step back toward Raptors’ player development success
Date: April 13, 2024
Original Source: Sportsnet
Synopsis: In my latest at Sportsnet, I wrote about the Raptors’ player development system, it’s prior success and where it fell off, and where it needs to get back to. Read an excerpt!
Title: Raptors breathe sigh of relief as 15-game losing skid ends
Date: April 5, 2024
Original Source: Sportsnet
Synopsis: In my latest at Sportsnet, I wrote about the Raptors beating the Bucks, snapping a 15-game losing streak, and avoiding setting franchise history for futility. Read an excerpt!
Title: Raptors’ 30th player of season, Malik Williams, their unlikeliest yet
Date: April 3, 2024
Original Source: Sportsnet
Synopsis: In my latest at Sportsnet, I wrote about new Raptors 10-day signing Malik Williams, his unlikely path to the NBA, and his role in the worst loss in franchise history. Read an excerpt!
Title: Struggling Raptors giving chances to unheralded players
Date: March 23, 2024
Original Source: Sportsnet
Synopsis: In my latest at Sportsnet, I wrote about another Raptors loss, this one with Jahmi’us Ramsey making a start right before his 10-day contract expires. Read an excerpt!
Title: How Raptors’ salary-cap picture looks after trade-deadline overhaul
Date: February 8, 2024
Original Source: Sportsnet
Synopsis: In my latest at Sportsnet, I broke down how the Raptors’ cap sheet and summer outlook look following the trade deadline. Read an excerpt!
Title: Raptors Trade Deadline Mailbag: Who might be dealt by Thursday?
Date: February 6, 2024
Original Source: Sportsnet
Synopsis: In my latest at Sportsnet, I opened up the mailbag to answer as many pre-trade deadline questions on the Raptors as I could. Read an excerpt!
Title: Barnes shines, Nwora and Dick show encouraging signs for shorthanded Raptors
Date: January 28, 2024
Original Source: Sportsnet
Synopsis: In my latest at Sportsnet, I wrote about a close Raptors loss to the Hawks that might, like it or not, usher in a new lens through which we’ll evaluate the team the rest of the year. Read an excerpt!
Title: Raptors NBA Trade Deadline 2024 Primer: Rules, assets, future outlook and more
Date: January 23, 2024
Original Source: Sportsnet
Synopsis: In my latest at Sportsnet, I broke down all of the CBA rules at play for the Raptors at the NBA trade deadline. Read an excerpt!
Title: Rebuild or retool? What ‘patience’ means in new Raptors era
Date: January 19, 2024
Original Source: Sportsnet
Synopsis: In my latest at Sportsnet, I took a look at the Raptors new outlook after two massive trades and what it could mean for their timeline back to competing. Read an excerpt!
Title: How will Siakam mega-deal affect Raptors’ cap going forward?
Date: January 17, 2024
Original Source: Sportsnet
Synopsis: In my latest at Sportsnet, I broke down the cap ramifications for the Raptors from the Pascal Siakam trade. Read an excerpt!
Blake Murphy Sports Writing 