Hoops Rumors

Raptors coach Darko Rajakovic believes Gradey Dick is “getting more comfortable playing NBA minutes” (YouTube video link). The rookie shooting guard has settled into a regular bench role and scored 18 points Friday in Atlanta. … [Read more...] about Gradey Dick “Getting More Comfortable Playing NBA Minutes:

Knicks forward Precious Achiuwa took over the starting power forward position over the past 10 games in Julius Randle‘s absence and he’s playing some of the best basketball of his career during that stretch, The Athletic’s Fred Katz writes. He’s averaging 14.3 points, 10.3 rebounds, 1.1 steals and 1.5 blocks in his last 10 outings, including three games with more than 15 … [Read more...] about Atlantic Notes: Achiuwa, Hartenstein, Lowry, Barnes, Quickley

The Raptors have lost three games in a row, two of which were blowouts. The 23-point loss to the Spurs on Monday, in particular, showed Scottie Barnes is still figuring out what it means to be a leader, writes TSN’s Josh Lewenberg. Barnes finished that game with just seven points on 20.0% shooting and departed for the locker room with about four seconds left. Toronto failed to … [Read more...] about Atlantic Notes: Barnes, Lowry, Brunson, DiVincenzo

Eric Koreen of The Athletic looks at late-season storylines to watch for the Raptors, including whether tanking will be an option, the roles for RJ Barrett and Immanuel Quickley and which players will show that they should be re-signed this summer. … [Read more...] about Raptors Storylines To Watch For The Rest of The Season

The Raptors are set to fill one of their open roster spots by signing guard D.J. Carton to a 10-day contract, reports Shams Charania of The Athletic (Twitter link). A pair of spots on Toronto’s standard 15-man roster opened up earlier this week when 10-day deals for Justise Winslow and Mouhamadou Gueye expired. The Raptors had up to two weeks to fill at least one of those … [Read more...] about Raptors, D.J. Carton Agree To 10-Day Deal