With the Toronto Raptors season only a few hours away it is time to look at six Raptors who should enjoy breakout seasons this year. Pascal Siakam His lackluster bubble performance saw many people voice their concerns about his ability to be the Raptors number one option. Siakam’s answer to this was to spend the […]
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Do you want to make some predictions on the NBA bubble seeding games? Download PropMe from the Google Play Store or Apple App Store and join The Belly Up Sports NBA Bubble Contest. It’s free to play and you can guess how many charges Kyle Lowry will take in the bubble, and so much more. […]
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Brooklyn Nets’ star Kevin Durant is a great player, absolutely phenomenal. Durant came into the NBA in 2006 and quickly took the league by storm. During his rookie season, he would average 20.3 PPG and go onto win Rookie of the Year. Since 2006, Durant has averaged 27.4 PPG. This shows how dominant he has […]
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“Trust The Process”, right? What happens if that process has failed so hard that rival executives look at it with disdain? How should a fan base react after being forced to watch five years of some of the worst basketball the NBA has ever seen? What if the high point of this era has been […]
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M.J. Air Jordan. The G.O.A.T. His Airness. Whatever you call him. Michael Jordan’s name is synonymous with the game of basketball. We all know of his exploits and on-court feats. Although Jordan is loved within the basketball community, one aspect of his story rarely gets noticed. There is one man that Jordan saw as being […]
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The NBA season is officially past its midway point (which should be marked by the All-Star Game). This means that a very early Raptors playoff picture is beginning to form. Now one could argue that there is no point in speculating about the playoffs, but where’s the fun in that? So, in accordance with being […]
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The basketball season is nearing its midway point, and many teams are getting ready for a playoff push. One of these many teams is the Toronto Raptors, who sit at fourth place in the Eastern Conference. However, the Raptors are in a situation that no other top team is currently facing. For the 40 games […]
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There are many all-time greats in the game of basketball. Such names as LeBron James, Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Wilt Chamberlain, and Bill Russell are well known and remembered throughout the annals of NBA history. However, there is one name that is seldom mentioned when current and past superstars are spoken of. It’s […]
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The NBA is finally realizing something that fans of the Toronto Raptors have known for a while. Masai Ujiri is a basketball wizard. The president of the Raptors has made a habit of fleecing the executives of rival teams and turning undrafted or unrecognized players into key rotation players if not burgeoning superstars (see Pascal […]
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The Building Storm It was a cold winter day in Detroit, Michigan when the Raptors confidentially walked into Little Caesars Arena (Scotiabank Arena South) to match-up with the struggling Detroit Pistons. The Raptors would walk away from this meeting with another W to add to their record. Unfortunately, as Nick Nurse said, “A win with […]
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Norman Powell. Stormin’ Norman. NormGod. However you refer to him, Norman Powell has become a breath of fresh air for the 2019 defending NBA Champion Toronto Raptors. Powell was originally signed by the Milwaukee Bucks in 2015 before being traded to Toronto for Greivis Vasquez (I had to Google the name). Early Days Throughout his […]
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