Masai will be fine. He'll walk, get his money, and end up with a large market contending team. Raptors fans are going to be stuck with Rogers holding the purse strings. They don't understand NBA culture and will do things on the cheap. They don't care about winning. They only care about making money, even if it's as a mid-tier team. Look at the Blue Jays. It will be no different.
It’s got to be Vince‘s jersey first. I’ve been raptor sent from day one I attended the second game ever in Raptors history. Nobody moved the needle like Vince Carter he saved the Toronto franchise. look what happened to Vancouver grizzlies if you don’t believe Vince’s impact on the Raptors was huge as the players who played against him. The fandom celebritycelebrity the hype It was crazy Vince Jersey number one.
Alvin Williams is the GROAT. Eight seasons with the Raptors, then became an assistant coach for the team, then joined the front office, then became a commentator for the team. Nobody has been more comitted to the team than Alvin.
L take… yall do realize Demar would have got destroyed by Giannis the main reason raptors made it to the finals because Kawhi had to clamp down on Giannis lol Demar ain’t doing that
I think the team trajectory will have more impact on this decision. The team has had a negative trajectory since Chip. We have had some wins but the tools for growing a team have not all been used.
Who cares! Ulrich chomche is already almost as good if not better then koloko. Chomche is a way better passer / shooter than koloko. Chomche is the fastest 6’10 player in the nba by far. It’s not even close. Koloko is 24, chomche is 18. Masai knew what he was doing. Lakers barely have money to spend, raptors have around 9 million they could have used to sign koloko. So if they wanted him they easily could have signed him. They simply don’t need him. They have a way younger centre with much higher upside. Also chomche currently (knock on wood) has no health issues. There’s a chance kokoko might have the blood clots pop up again and he’s done. If it happens again, he’s done for. The league won’t allow him to work through it next time.
He is needed in the USA to help one of the loser franchises. Americans are not pleased that a team based in Canada won the championship before many USA franchises
3:43 actually the opposite. Looking at derozan’s stats in the clutch he shoots 50% from three and 52% from the field so not really. This is a guy that shot two buzzer beater 3’s in a row😂
Derozan will always be the bigger Toronto legend. And Toronto fans that even have the nerve to try and downplay his career for kawhi must’ve forgotten that without derozan’s value kawhi wouldn’t have ended up on the team
Yes DeMar DeRozan could have made it to the finals with the Toronto raptors that year, but the main reason the Toronto Raptors won the championship was because Kevin Durant and Klay Thompson got injured. Let's be honest.
Lol who the heck beats that healthy Warrios anyway? Even the Heattles and Bulls wont have a chance. Kawhi vs Curry was a fair matchup. Klay was there as well halfway the series
Demar is a fkn delusional loser never got out of the first round he being the go to guy because in Toronto was Lowry in sas and Chicago playing with very good players and in sac he is the third best player behind sabonis and fox he is a good player all star but trash in the playoffs and when it matter the most pathetic talking bout kawhi like that
i like wiggins, but hard to see who they would be willing to give up before i could agree or disagree. as for their record this season, depending on how they start and injuries which is unknowable, i would say top 5-6 is definitely possible. they might get off to a poor start bc the schedule is tough, and they need to find the right formula with new the talent coming in. having said that, i am optimistic and i believe 100% with the moves they made and their potential. but, regardless of how they start i can foresee them giving other teams a lot of trouble by the end of the season. last year was ugly in some ways bc they were a work in process, there was unavoidable chaos with all those trades. some fans were not happy bc they didn't win very often, but true fans understand re-builds and personally i was fascinated with the process, and i saw plenty of things to be optimistic about. my prediction is that they will be big fun to watch bc they play raptor style ball with passing and defence the focus, and they will score plenty with the core - and, btw, i count grady as part of that core bc he's got that stroke and he muscled up over the off season which he clearly needed to do. but he's got grit and even while he got pushed around and had a challenge start, he came on by the late season and showed what he can do for this team. he is also a very good passer. i think he's determined to become a star in this league and i believe he will succeed. it's all just talk rn and no one really knows, so i'm just geeking harder by the day and ready to see them in action. btw, i think a key is that poetl has to stay healthy to do well bc they play so much better with a bona fide centre, and while he's not a big talent, he is solid for sure, and that's all they need from that position so if he does his job and stays healthy they won't resemble the mess we saw last season. i think the analysts who say they will be near the bottom or at the bottom of the division are way off base. cheers! enjoy the season! go raptors!!!
No way they’re a top 5-6 team. Top 7 already solidified. (BOS NYK PHI CLE ORL IND MIL). Rather give up less for Wiggins and get a quality piece in the draft. Still hoping they get to the Play In during the process.
