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• Raptors Roundup: Have the Raptors figured out zone?

  23-02-2026 20:00 via raptorsrepublic.com
  Welcome to Raptors Roundup! A weekly recap of everything going on in the world of the Toronto Raptors.Coming out of the All-Star break the Raptors wrapped up two tidy wins over the Chicago Bulls and Milwaukee Bucks. While both wins were driven primarily by defense, the win in Milwaukee showcased a far more idealized version of offense, and that was without Scottie Barnes. It was an excellent performance and what impressed me most was their ability to solve the Bucks zone.As it turns out a lot of
  
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• Raptors with a convincing win over Bucks

  23-02-2026 17:43 via raptorsrepublic.com
  On Sunday afternoon, a Scottie-less Raptors team got better and better against a Giannis-less Bucks.The Bucks threw tons of zone in the first quarter and the Raptors shot 1-12 from downtown, losing the first 12 minutes, 27-22.But the rest of the game looked completely different as the Raptors made seven 3s in the second. IQ and BI led the way with the vital parts contributing to the Raptors’ sum.
  The Raptors put their stamp on this game during the third quarter. Before Darko brought out an
  
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• Do the Raptors have a potential star?

  23-02-2026 15:04 via raptorsrepublic.com
  Samson Folk & Louis Zatzman dive into the Toronto Raptors.From Samson’s piece:
  “Firstly, they have to count on shooting variance to swing in their favor.Quickley’s pull-up 3-pointers by year:25/26 – 31.5% | 24/25 – 38.7% | 23/24 – 37.6% | 22/23 – 34% | 21/22 – 34% | 20/21 – 35%So, he is underperforming his shooting talent pretty aggressively. For a Raptors team that is 7th worst in the NBA in terms of pull-up shooting EFG%, dead last in p
  
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• Raptors Film Room: Quickley goes off against the Bucks

  23-02-2026 01:32 via raptorsrepublic.com
  Immanuel Quickley goes off for 32 points on 19 shots in a Raptors win over the Milwaukee Bucks. No Scottie Barnes for the Raptors, but Jakob Poeltl had one of his best games of the season.
  How those two things relate to one another:
  Here’s Samson Folk on the win:Also, three point variance is a thing, and the Raptors going 0-11 before going 8-12, that’s the name of the game.After the Bucks made a short run to start the third quarter, Coach Darko went to an old friend – the two p
  
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• Quick Reaction: Raptors 122, Bucks 94

  23-02-2026 00:02 via raptorsrepublic.com
  Grades to come, comment away!Your next read: Brandon Ingram is poised to help the Raptors finish strong
  For the first time since 2021-22, the Raptors are fighting for a top 6 seed in the Eastern Conference. Among teams that loaded up at the trade deadline, the Raptors are not only hoping to sustain, but to improve by getting healthier versions of players — hello Jakob Poeltl & RJ Barrett — and enhancing how their current rotation of players manages to gel – particularly on
  
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• Immanuel Quickley & Brandon Ingram star as Raptors crush Bucks

  23-02-2026 00:01 via raptorsrepublic.com
  It’s been a good long while since the Raptors have been a strong offensive squad. It largely stems from their inability to shoot the ball well consistently, and somewhat connectedly, their lack of live dribble creation. They’ve had a couple years where they’re passable on catch and shoot looks, but that never coincides with pull up prominence. This year, even with the Brandon Ingram buffer, and even with Immanuel Quickley playing a lot of games, they’re still very poor in
  
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• Raptors 905 win wild shootout with Windy City Bulls

  22-02-2026 16:00 via raptorsrepublic.com
  The Raptors 905 are the best defensive team in the G League by some measure. They’re a full three points in defensive rating ahead of the No. 2 Austin Spurs. But the 905 haven’t looked like a defensive juggernaut against the Windy City Bulls. They gave up 135 points on Friday, their highest total this season, but scored 141, still managing to win.  The second game of the two squads’ back-to-back somehow had an even more tor
  
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• Gameday: Raptors @ Bucks, February 22nd

  22-02-2026 15:00 via raptorsrepublic.com
  In their second game post All-Star break, the Toronto Raptors will be headed to Milwaukee to take on the Bucks. Milwaukee will be without their superstar player Giannis Antetokounmpo, and potentially without their starting center in Myles Turner. This is two huge blows to a team that already isn’t that great. On the Raptors side Scottie Barnes may not suit up due to an undisclosed personal matter, so both teams will look to show they can win without their top player. Raptors OutlookRe
  
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• dangerous energy loading… 🦬🏀

  22-02-2026 00:23 via youtube.com
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• Raptors Injury News: Scottie Barnes excused from practice

  21-02-2026 21:04 via raptorsrepublic.com
  Toronto Raptors All-Star Scottie Barnes was excused from practice on Saturday for personal reasons. That’s all we got from the update, and his status for tomorrow’s contest against the Milwaukee Bucks is now in question.Scottie Barnes was excused from Raptors practice in Chicago today for personal reasons and is TBD for Sunday afternoon’s game @ Bucks.— Michael Grange (@michaelgrange) February 21, 2026
  Barnes featured in Toronto’s return contest from the All-Star br
  
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• LA All Star | Open Gym presented by Bell

  21-02-2026 18:00 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Raptors 905 comeback strong after poor start

  21-02-2026 16:00 via raptorsrepublic.com
  The 905 came back after giving up 44 points in the first quarter.
  The Windy City Bulls made 17 of their 24 field goal attempts (71%), only attempting three 3s in the first quarter. Four Windy City players had nine points, including Canadian Leonard Miller.
  But it’s not about about how you start, it’s about how you finish. The 905 flipped the script in the fourth quarter, winning 45-28, after they lost 44-28 in the first frame.
  At the start of the second quarter, the 905 put a ton of
  
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• Time for more FANS’ HOT TAKES : DON’T LIE NOW… DANCEHALL OR SOCA 🔥

  20-02-2026 23:54 via youtube.com
  Time for more FANS’ HOT TAKES : DON’T LIE NOW… DANCEHALL OR SOCA 🔥
  
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• Brandon Ingram is poised to help the Raptors finish strong

  20-02-2026 17:00 via raptorsrepublic.com
  For the first time since 2021-22, the Raptors are fighting for a top 6 seed in the Eastern Conference. Among teams that loaded up at the trade deadline, the Raptors are not only hoping to sustain, but to improve by getting healthier versions of players — hello Jakob Poeltl & RJ Barrett — and enhancing how their current rotation of players manages to gel – particularly on offense.
  Sitting at the heart of it all is Brandon Ingram. I’ve had a few big time Ingram fans tel
  
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• Battle assigned to Raptors 905 along with Mogbo

  20-02-2026 16:06 via raptorsrepublic.com
  Jonathan Mogbo being assigned and recalled from the Toronto Raptors to the Raptors 905 has easily been the organization’s most frequent roster update this season. The forward has constantly shuttled back and forth from Mississauga, Ont.
  However Jamison Battle being assigned hasn’t. In fact it happened for the first time in 2025-26 on Friday as Battle was sent to play for the affiliate team, along with Mogbo of course.
  Battle touched the floor for just under four minutes in the Raptor
  
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• Raptors have areas to build off from narrow win over Bulls

  20-02-2026 15:00 via raptorsrepublic.com
  Even though the Toronto Raptors bullied the Chicago Bulls into a bevy of giveaways and ran a handful of smooth plays, Thursday’s game was far closer than it should have been.
  Fresh off their first All-Star Game with two representatives since 2019-20, the Raptors saw both glimpses of promise and red flags as they barely held on for a 110-101 win over the floundering Bullsat the United Center.Brandon Ingram scored 31 and had one his more prolific driving games of the season, but also hoisted
  
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• Raptors film room: Ja’Kobe Walter has an opportunity

  20-02-2026 06:52 via raptorsrepublic.com
  The Raptors have been searching for one of their shooting guards to answer the call. Maybe that player is Ja’Kobe Walter. In a win against the Bulls, Walter showed up in a massive way, with Brandon Ingram calling him the second-best shooter on the team.
  I broke down just how important Walter is, plus what we should be looking for with the Raptors rotation moving forward:
  Here’s Louis Zatzman on the game:Credit where it’s due: The Raptors played ferocious defence against the Bul
  
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• Toronto Raptors Full Media Availability | Post Game at Bulls | February 19, 2026

  20-02-2026 06:13 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Collin Murray-Boyles | Post Game at Bulls | February 19, 2026

  20-02-2026 05:54 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Brandon Ingram | Post Game at Bulls | February 19, 2026

  20-02-2026 05:40 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Darko Rajakovic | Post Game at Bulls | February 19, 2026

  20-02-2026 05:29 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Raptors at Bulls Game Highlights | February 19, 2026

  20-02-2026 05:13 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Quick Reaction: Raptors 110, Bulls 101

  20-02-2026 04:42 via raptorsrepublic.com
  Toronto holds on against Chicago in their return to action.
  The post Quick Reaction: Raptors 110, Bulls 101 first appeared on Raptors Republic.
  
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• The Raptors need to fix whatever is ruining their offence (yet beat Bulls)

  20-02-2026 04:39 via raptorsrepublic.com
  What is modern NBA offence? Is it skill? Is it shooting? Is it pace and the frantic redirection of the ball and players? Is it trying really hard? All of the above? Whatever it is, there’s something the Toronto Raptors simply lack. Raptors Republic has documented the Raptors’ inability to shoot: 
  This is a team-wide epidemic. The Raptors just can’t hit open triples. They create a ton of them. Defences leave them open. Increasingly more often, as the season has aged. B
  
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• SANDRO DIDN’T EVEN LOOK 😭 HALF COURT NO-LOOK BUCKET

  20-02-2026 02:32 via youtube.com
  SANDRO DIDN’T EVEN LOOK 😭 HALF COURT NO-LOOK BUCKET
  
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• Raptors Injury News: Collin Murray-Boyles ruled probable for matchup against Bulls

  19-02-2026 17:05 via raptorsrepublic.com
  Raptors standout rookie Collin Murray-Boyles has been ruled probable for tonight’s matchup against the Chicago Bulls. Murray-Boyles had been sidelined with a thumb injury that held him out in Toronto’s last game against the Detroit Pistons. After taking the All-Star break to rest, his thumb has healed up enough and he will return to the lineup.Murray-Boyles has been a revelation for Toronto this year, and his impact on this team is incredible, especially for a rookie. With Jakob Poel
  
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• So has 2025-26 been gravy or ghastly for the Raptors?

  19-02-2026 16:00 via raptorsrepublic.com
  There are, by and large, two types of teams in the NBA. There are those trying to win championships, or at least expecting to win a playoff round or two, and those trying to lose lose lose for good draft picks. For more than half a decade, the Toronto Raptors fit into that former category and won the fourth-most playoff games in the league, culminating of course in a championship. Then for a few years, the Raptors fit into that latter category, culminating in Scottie Barnes, Collin Murray-Boyles
  
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• Kawhi’s Raptors’ take, Scottie Barnes’ All-Star triumph, and Beating new expectations

  19-02-2026 15:00 via raptorsrepublic.com
  Samson Folk, Trevon Heath, and Esfandiar Baraheni discuss the latest in the Raptors realm.From Samson’s piece:
  “What the Raptors can also do is tether Quickley to a hopefully healthy Poeltl. Quickley has seen his pick n’ roll volume dwindle this year as the Raptors have other mouths to feed, but he deserves a lot of credit for slowly creeping up his efficiency over the duration of the season. A Quickley pnr possession has pumped out 1.072 points per possession this season, whic
  
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• Gameday: Raptors @ Bulls, February 19th

  19-02-2026 15:00 via raptorsrepublic.com
  The Toronto Raptors are returning to action tonight in their first game after the All-Star break which will be against the Chicago Bulls. The Dinos are headed to the windy city to take on this new-look Bulls team that was transformed at the trade deadline. Toronto has already seen this iteration of Chicago and they beat them with a score of 123-107 on national television, and with there being such a massive gap in talent between the two teams, a similar result should be expected tonight.Raptors
  
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• Top Five Raptors Plays of the Week: All-Star Edition

  18-02-2026 22:00 via raptorsrepublic.com
  We’re back to our regular upload day of Wednesday for the Top Raptors Plays of the Week, and since last week had the All-Star break, I wanted to do a special edition in case anyone missed All-Star weekend due to it’s decreasing populartity over the years, but honestly the Rising Stars games and the games with the USA Stars were entertaining ones, as maybe the younger generation of basketball players want to save the All-Star games reputation.
  I was barely able to find five plays that
  
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• Toronto Tempo announce preseason schedule, will face Connecticut and Minnesota

  18-02-2026 19:39 via raptorsrepublic.com
  The Toronto Tempo have set a date for their first ever game.
  Early Wednesday afternoon the team announced that they will play two preseason games. On April 29th, the Tempo will debut at Coca-Cola Coliseum in Toronto against the Connecticut Sun with tip-off set for 7:00pm ET. This will be the first game in Toronto Tempo franchise history.
  Then on May 1st the Tempo will face the Minnesota Lynx and MVP runner-up Napheesa Collier on the road at the Target Center in Minneapolis, with tip-off set for
  
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• Toronto Raptors and @FordCanada back with another challenge and this time it’s all about precision

  18-02-2026 18:01 via youtube.com
  
  
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• The Raptors need to continue depending on Immanuel Quickley

  18-02-2026 15:30 via raptorsrepublic.com
  The weight of the Raptors offense and its failings fall at the feet of everyone, but it isn’t evenly distributed across the players’ backs. Some players are load bearing. If the offense were a couch — or better yet, a big, cumbersome sectional that needed lifting — we all know who would be lifting the heaviest. We know who would be squeezing a hand in, merely a presence near the couch. We know who the load bearers would turn to and say: “All you had to do was unscre
  
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• Why Raptors must stop winging it and prioritize Walter

  18-02-2026 15:00 via raptorsrepublic.com
  The Toronto Raptors entered this season with a log jam on the wing. Ja’Kobe Walter, Gradey Dick, Ochai Agbaji and Jamison Battle were all set to compete for a couple rotation spots. In theory, it was a good thing. A little healthy competition to fuel the fire between the Raptors’ prospective rotation pieces.It hasn’t exactly panned out. No one from the group has stepped forward and fully seized the role. The greatest clarity was provided by the offloading of Agbaji’s sala
  
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• Like the Ford's Mustang Mach-E this episode has speed, power, and a premium feel.

  18-02-2026 01:51 via youtube.com
  
  
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• A look ahead to the second half of the season for the Toronto Raptors

  18-02-2026 01:00 via raptorsrepublic.com
  Now that the All-Star game is in the books, Toronto are just a few days away from kicking off the second “half” of the season on Thursday night against the Chicago Bulls. I thought it might be a fun idea to preview the rest of the regular season games, trying to predict how they do and a few more predictions at the end for the postseason. How this is going to work is I’ll list the closest game, for example, the Bulls on Thursday and predict the rest of the series if they still
  
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• Raptors Roundup: Was All-Star weekend a success?

  16-02-2026 20:00 via raptorsrepublic.com
  Welcome to Raptors Roundup! A weekly recap of everything going on in the world of the Toronto Raptors.Recently with these roundups I like to ask a question, something that allows me to ponder about things relevant to the week. The Raptors only played one game this week, and I could talk about how the team is unable to compete with the best in the league. They currently have a 1-10 record against the top-six teams. Or I could talk about what Jakob Poeltl’s return means to this team in the s
  
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• YOUR 2026 ALL-STAR CHAMPIONS…TEAM STARS ⭐️🏆

  16-02-2026 02:44 via youtube.com
  YOUR 2026 ALL-STAR CHAMPIONS…TEAM STARS ⭐️🏆
  
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• TEAM STARS = CHAMPIONS ⭐️🏆

  16-02-2026 02:12 via youtube.com
  TEAM STARS = CHAMPIONS ⭐️🏆
  
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• FULL CIRCLE MOMENT 🥹 SCOTTIE X CADE

  16-02-2026 00:43 via youtube.com
  FULL CIRCLE MOMENT 🥹 SCOTTIE X CADE
  
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• SCOTTIE BARNES CALLED GAME IN OT 🎯

  16-02-2026 00:20 via youtube.com
  SCOTTIE BARNES CALLED GAME IN OT 🎯
  
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• BI GETTING INTRODUCED AS A 2026 #NBAALLSTAR 🔥

  15-02-2026 23:45 via youtube.com
  BI GETTING INTRODUCED AS A 2026 #NBAALLSTAR 🔥
  
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• SCOTTIE GETS INTRODUCED AS A 2026 #NBAALLSTAR!

  15-02-2026 23:44 via youtube.com
  SCOTTIE GETS INTRODUCED AS A 2026 #NBAALLSTAR!
  
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• Raptors’ 2026 NBA All-Star live blog

  15-02-2026 22:00 via raptorsrepublic.com
  4:00 pm EST: We are LIVE! Welcome everyone, we’re about an hour away from tip off of the 2026 NBA All-Star game. Get some snacks, or perhaps some supper instead given the early start this year. Really excited for my first live blog, I’ll be here throughout the entire event so feel free to ask questions in the comments.This year’s All-Star game is a USA vs. World format, featuring two USA teams and one World team competing in a mini round-robin format. Each game is just 12 minut
  
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• RED CARPET WALK WITH SCOTTIE BARNES AND BRANDON INGRAM 😮‍💨

  15-02-2026 21:52 via youtube.com
  RED CARPET WALK WITH SCOTTIE BARNES AND BRANDON INGRAM 😮‍💨
  
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• NBA ALL-STAR GAME STARTS NOW. BRANDON INGRAM CHECKED IN ✅

  15-02-2026 21:23 via youtube.com
  NBA ALL-STAR GAME STARTS NOW. BRANDON INGRAM CHECKED IN ✅
  
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• Who should the Raptors protect in an NBA expansion draft?

  15-02-2026 17:00 via raptorsrepublic.com
  The last NBA expansion took place in 2004 when the NBA added the Charlotte Bobcats to the league. Before that it was the Vancouver Grizzlies and Toronto Raptors who joined in 1995. In 1989 the Minnesota Timberwolves and Orlando Magic were added and the year before that it was the Charlotte Hornets and Miami Heat. Throughout NBA history, the league has grown at an astonishing rate, adding 21 of it’s 30 franchises over a 43 year span. Over the last 22 years things have stagnated, a necessary
  
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• FROM TORONTO TO THE WORLD 🌍❤️

  14-02-2026 23:27 via youtube.com
  FROM TORONTO TO THE WORLD 🌍❤️
  
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• DARKO 🤝 BOBAN. ALWAYS LOVE A SERBIAN LINK UP 🇷🇸

  14-02-2026 23:05 via youtube.com
  DARKO 🤝 BOBAN. ALWAYS LOVE A SERBIAN LINK UP 🇷🇸
  
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• SCOTTIE BARNES ON HIS 1ST NBA BUCKET 🥹

  14-02-2026 23:03 via youtube.com
  SCOTTIE BARNES ON HIS 1ST NBA BUCKET 🥹
  
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