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Are the Raptors even ready to land a superstar like Giannis Antetokounmpo?

4 days ago | raptorsrepublic.com | Louis Zatzman

The Counting Crows recorded their signature hits years before anyone knew who they were. For years they were a small band gigging in the Bay Area, playing what would become some of the signature songs of the 90s, singing at times about wishing for fame. Then fame hit in 1994 after August and Everything After came out, and all those dreams came true. It turned out, Adam Duritz and the others were not ready for the big leagues.
Raptorsâ€™ offseason trade target: Coby White

1 week ago | raptorsrepublic.com | Esfandiar Baraheni

It’s that time of year, folks! Rumours will be swirling around in the ether. Fans will be clamouring for players that they’d like to acquire. For some, it’s the most wonderful time of the NBA calendar. There will also be exhausting levels of speculation. That said, the Toronto Raptors could have a decently straightforward off-season. They don’t have a ton of cap flexibility (unless they’d like to dip into the luxury tax), and most of their roster spots are already spoken for.
Why the Raptors should trade down from the No. 9 pick

1 week ago | raptorsrepublic.com | Louis Zatzman

The future is never certain. (Unless you can hit the Cooper Flagg jackpot.) But for the rest of the teams in the NBA, planning for the future is always an exercise in panic attacks. Our draft team here at Raptors Republic has done a terrific job demystifying the mists of time in regards to the upcoming draft. Some of the most striking arguments I’ve found:Brendan Stewart arguing for Thomas Sorber.
Ranking 2025 NBA draft prospects for the Raptors based on fit

1 week ago | raptorsrepublic.com | Esfandiar Baraheni

When you’re drafting in the lottery, drafting based on fit is a fool’s errand. There are some exceptions to that rule, but for the most part, a team drafting in the top 10 should select the best player available and move on. The Toronto Raptors are in a unique position in the 2025 NBA draft.
Three Raptors who (probably) won’t be on the roster in 2025-26

1 week ago | raptorsrepublic.com | Louis Zatzman

Change is the one constant in life. And sports, of course, is no exception. As much as fans and media build connections with rosters that stay the same year after year, with players who proudly wear the same jersey, year in and year out, those circumstances are the exceptions, not the rule. Perhaps those exceptions are made more valuable because they are so rare. For every Dirk Nowitzki, there are more Kevin Durants. The Toronto Raptors are yet to discover their own franchise Nowitzki.
Which Raptors have underrated trade value?

2 weeks ago | raptorsrepublic.com | Louis Zatzman

Trade value is a persnickety thing in the NBA. It’s easy to think about value in a vacuum — skilled! young! good contract! — but nothing ever exists in a vacuum in the NBA. Value, insofar as it exists to a team that isn’t currently employing a player, is very much in the eye of the beholder. A player can matter a huge amount, more than life itself, to his own team. And the other 29 teams around the league can have no interest.
Raptors’ Masai Ujiri got his fastball back in 2024-25

3 weeks ago | raptorsrepublic.com | Louis Zatzman

The following is part of Raptors Republic’s series of pieces reviewing the season for the Toronto Raptors. You can find all the pieces in the series here. The first transaction the Toronto Raptors made in 2024-25 was a doozy. On June 28, the Raptors offloaded Jalen McDaniels — not an NBA-quality player, and paid quite a bit — for Davion Mitchell, a solid second-round draft pick (Jamal Shead was later selected), Sasha Vezenkov, and Portland’s 2025 second-round pick.
Without Cooper Flagg, where do the Raptors go from here?

3 weeks ago | raptorsrepublic.com | Louis Zatzman

“Where is the horse and the rider? Where is the horn that was blowing?” asked Theoden, King of Rohan. “How did it come to this?”Every road must end. For the Toronto Raptors, a long, multi-year journey brought them to this destination. Mismanagement and the screams of a child ended an era in 2023. Then the Raptors had two seasons of rebuild. The tanking in 2025 was, at times, blatant.
What can the Raptors learn from the 2025 NBA Playoffs?

1 month ago | raptorsrepublic.com | Esfandiar Baraheni

The Raptors spent almost a decade going deep in the playoffs, year in and year out, culminating of course in a championship. That was fun, but (for now) it is over. A silver lining? It turns out the playoffs are extremely exciting when you’re an impartial observer. While Raptors fans might have rooting interests (Hello Canadians in Oklahoma), you can enjoy these games much more knowing there are no stakes at play for your team.
Gordon Herbert is a winner. But what makes him the right choice to lead Canada now?

1 month ago | raptorsrepublic.com | Oren Weisfeld

When Canada’s men lost to France in the quarterfinals of the 2024 Paris Olympics, the Canadian basketball community immediately began reaching for explanations. Fans and media harped on the uneven refereeing and the questionable roster and rotation decisions. But the most prominent issue being brought up was the lack of Canadian coaches on the sidelines. Former head coach, Jordi Fernandez is Spanish and several of his assistants are American, while only Nathaniel Mitchell is Canadian.