After his 10-day contract with the team expired earlier this week, guard D.J. Carton has returned to the Raptors on a two-way deal, the club announced today in a press release. Carton has spent nearly his entire professional career in the G League since going undrafted out of Marquette in 2021. After one year with the Greensboro Swarm, he has spent the past two seasons with the … [Read more...] about Raptors Re-Sign D.J. Carton On Two-Way Contract
New Lineup Looking Cohesive
The Raptors can feel cautiously optimistic about their lineup, The Athletic’s Eric Koreen opines, since Immanuel Quickley, Scottie Barnes, Gary Trent Jr., RJ Barrett and Jakob Poeltl are playing well together. The only hitch is that Trent will be an unrestricted free agent, though Gradey Dick might be ready to take that spot. They could also use a defensive specialist on the … [Read more...] about New Lineup Looking Cohesive
Optimism For Kelly Olynyk Extension With Raptors
An agreement on a contract extension between the Raptors and Kelly Olynyk will likely be reached at some point, according to Doug Smith of The Toronto Star (Twitter link). Michael Grange of Sportsnet.ca agrees, tweeting that there is “lots of optimism” about the two sides striking a deal, though the timing is yet to be determined. Olynyk began the season in Utah, but was sent … [Read more...] about Optimism For Kelly Olynyk Extension With Raptors
And-Ones: LeBron, Bronny, Draft, Stephenson, Cap Space
LeBron James was unhappy that son Bronny James was removed from ESPN’s 2024 draft projections and instead placed in a 2025 mock draft, according to Alex Andrejev and Sam Vecenie of The Athletic. The ESPN story had the younger James going in the second round in 2025. “Can y’all please just let the kid be a kid and enjoy college basketball,” LeBron wrote in since-deleted posts on … [Read more...] about And-Ones: LeBron, Bronny, Draft, Stephenson, Cap Space
Atlantic Notes: Celtics, Griffin, Sixers, Trent, Raptors
After appearing in 41 games for the Celtics last season, Blake Griffin hasn’t been on an NBA roster at all in 2023/24. However, if it were up to the Celtics’ players, Griffin would still be in Boston. As Brian Robb of MassLive.com writes, guards Derrick White and Payton Pritchard said during an appearance on the Pardon My Take podcast that several Celtics players tried to get … [Read more...] about Atlantic Notes: Celtics, Griffin, Sixers, Trent, Raptors