Josh Lewenberg

1 week ago | tsn.ca | Josh Lewenberg

TORONTO – School’s out and graduation day is around the corner. With the 2024-25 season in the books, the Toronto Raptors have successfully completed Intro to NBA Basketball, a crash course on how to navigate and, hopefully, thrive in one of the toughest professional sports environments on the planet. Scottie Barnes, the budding star who studied under veteran holdovers from the previous class, has begun to master the ins and outs of leading a franchise.

2 weeks ago | tsn.ca | Josh Lewenberg

TORONTO – The numbers don’t tell the full story; they never really do. Coming off his 2023-24 breakout, the common misconception is that Scottie Barnes has plateaued or even taken a small step backwards in his fourth NBA season. At least that’s what the statistics might suggest. On a per 36-minute basis, the counting stats are virtually identical to his production from last year: 20.7 points, 8.4 rebounds and 6.4 assists.

3 weeks ago | tsn.ca | Josh Lewenberg

TORONTO – The biggest test of Darko Rajakovic’s fledgling NBA coaching career came in the middle of his second season, just as the calendar flipped to 2025. Between early December and mid-January, the Toronto Raptors dropped 16 of 17 games. But it wasn’t just that they were losing games, it was how they were losing them. Five of their nine-worst losses of the season came during that five-week stretch, including a franchise-record 54-point drubbing in Boston on New Year's Eve.

1 month ago | tsn.ca | Josh Lewenberg

There’s no honour among tankers. The Raptors aren’t being subtle, but to keep pace with the teams around them at the bottom of the standings they can’t afford to be. The Philadelphia 76ers have finally come to terms with their lost season. They’ve dropped 13 of 15 games, shut down oft-injured former MVP Joel Embiid, and appear highly motivated to keep their first-round pick, which is owed to Oklahoma City if it falls outside of the top six.

2 months ago | tsn.ca | Josh Lewenberg

TORONTO – The trade that sent Brandon Ingram to the Raptors is barely a week old, but the long and lanky forward has already made franchise history. How, you ask? In the team’s 30-year existence, Ingram will go down as the first all-star – or, in this case, former all-star – player to chart a course to Toronto in the prime of his career. Think about it. It had never happened before. Vince Carter, Chris Bosh and DeMar DeRozan were homegrown stars, drafted and developed by the club.