Title: Early draft strategy, free agency, trade targets and more: Raptors offseason mailbag Pt. 2
Date: May 22, 2021
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I opened up the mailbag to discuss Raptors draft strategy, free agent approach, trade possibilities, and more. Read an excerpt!
Title: Rigging the draft lottery, Masai Ujiri’s requests, Kyle Lowry and more: Raptors offseason mailbag Pt. 1
Date: May 21, 2021
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I opened up the mailbag to rig the lottery, discuss the futures of Masai Ujiri and Kyle Lowry, and more. Read an excerpt!
Title: The Athletic Raptors Q&A
Date: May 20, 2021
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: I hosted a live Raptors Q&A at The Athletic Toronto.
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Title: Raptors Reset: Key decisions, dates and debates for the offseason ahead
Date: May 18, 2021
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I teed up the offseason ahead with a refresher on all of the key dates and decisions facing the Raptors. Read an excerpt!
Title: Raptors finale notebook: A 6-man rotation, Fred VanVleet broadcasting and what comes next
Date: May 16, 2021
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I dropped a notebook on the finale of a bad Raptors season. Read an excerpt!
Title: Revisiting 15 bold predictions for the Raptors 2020-21 season
Date: May 13, 2021
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I looked back at some bold preseason predictions I made for the Raptors season and traced where they went awry. Read an excerpt!
Title: Stanley Johnson, Raptors’ 36th starting lineup clinch No. 7 lottery odds; a look at the weirdest lineups of the decade
Date: May 13, 2021
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I wrote about the Raptors’ tank finale, a shorthanded loss to the Bulls featuring some of their strangest lineups yet. Read an excerpt!
Title: Who is this year’s Ben Uzoh? What we’d like to see in the Raptors’ final games
Date: May 11, 2021
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I wrote about what I’d like to see in a mostly meaningless final week for the Raptors. Read an excerpt!
Title: For 2020-21 Raptors, tanking ain’t easy. Here’s why: Murphy
Date: May 10, 2021
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I wrote about the criticism that the Raptors didn’t tank hard enough and why it’s misguided. Read an excerpt!
Title: Jalen Harris leads next-gen Bench Mob audition as thinned-out Raptors lose to Grizzlies
Date: May 8, 2021
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I wrote about Jalen Harris getting a big late-season opportunity and why those chances matter for future years. Read an excerpt!
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