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• Raptors finding value in slowing down, navigating speed paradox

  26-11-2025 16:00 via raptorsrepublic.com
  “Speed kills.”A simple yet stark reminder that anyone who’s learned to drive has heard countless times.While going fast is undoubtedly exhilarating (albeit not that likely on any major Toronto road or highway, given the never-ending traffic), it’s also true that higher speed often equals greater risk.I personally learned that lesson right after buying my first car.Before you ask, it was nothing serious — the only injury suffered was to my ego. I had hardly driven si
  
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• Raptors Injury News: Jakob Poeltl Questionable for matchup with Celtics

  19-12-2025 23:24 via raptorsrepublic.com
  It was announced today that Toronto Raptors center Jakob Poeltl is listed as questionable for tomorrow night’s matchup with the Boston Celtics due to injury management for his back. This would be the second game missed in a row for Poeltl, dealing with an injury that has plagued him all season. It seems that the long break after the NBA Cup quarterfinals against the New York Knicks hasn’t helped Poeltl in his recovery.When he’s in the lineup, Poeltl is averaging 10.1 points, 8.
  
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• Raptors win, but let Bucks loiter for too long

  19-12-2025 15:00 via raptorsrepublic.com
  Even though the Raptors maintained the lead for most of the game (the Bucks briefly had a one-point lead in the first half and a two-point lead at the start of the second half), their lead and victory never felt convincing enough. It felt more like damage control as they defeated the Bucks, 111-105. The Raptors are still figuring out who they are, but it certainly knows who it is not. The Raptors have a zero-tolerance policy against losing to a team that was blown out by the lowly Brooklyn
  
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• Scottie Barnes and Brandon Ingram are different in Raptors win over Bucks

  19-12-2025 06:49 via raptorsrepublic.com
  The Toronto Raptors beat the Milwaukee Bucks, who were without Giannis Antetokounmpo. Brandon Ingram poured in 29 points and Scottie Barnes added 24 points and 11 rebounds in a win. Without Jakob Poeltl or RJ Barrett, Sandro Mamukelashvili and Ochai Agbaji started.
  In my latest film room, I breakdown how Scottie and Ingram dominated together.
  Here is Louis Zatzman recapping the game:
  Scottie Barnes and Brandon Ingram are dominating. This is the vision of their tandem stardom, each filling i
  
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• Toronto Raptors Full Media Availability | Post Game vs Bucks | December 18, 2025

  19-12-2025 06:47 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Sandro Mamukelashvili | Post Game vs Bucks | December 18, 2025

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• Brandon Ingram | Post Game vs Bucks | December 18, 2025

  19-12-2025 05:42 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Darko Rajakovic | Post Game vs Bucks | December 18, 2025

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• Raptors vs. Bucks Game Highlights | December 18, 2025

  19-12-2025 05:07 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Quick Reaction: Raptors 111, Bucks 105

  19-12-2025 04:27 via raptorsrepublic.com
  Grades are coming! Comment away!Your next read: The Celestial Duality of the Toronto Raptors
  In the modern day NBA, predictability and measurement reign supreme.Everything – from body mechanics to each individual action in a game – are data points. Tracked, put together, analyzed, and spat out. Outcomes closing towards preordained.Yet, something is always missing. On paper, as they say, it should fit. It should work out. The numbers say it so. But, like a meddlesome ghost, somet
  
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• Barnes and Ingram make definitive All-Star cases as they boost Raptors over Bucks

  19-12-2025 04:27 via raptorsrepublic.com
  Scottie Barnes and Brandon Ingram are dominating. This is the vision of their tandem stardom, each filling in the holes in the other’s game. They work together, and separately, both proving to be powerful beyond measure. They thrive, every time one of the them touches the ball a boon to the Toronto Raptors’ offence. These are elite players, two of the best in the NBA. This is what a good partnership looks like:Barnes blocks a shot at the rim, discos his way down the floor for a
  
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• Raptors Injury News: Jakob Poeltl downgraded to questionable for matchup against Bucks

  18-12-2025 22:53 via raptorsrepublic.com
  The Toronto Raptors could potentially be facing the Milwaukee Bucks without their starting center Jakob Poeltl tonight, as the big man continues to face injury issues. Poeltl has beenhampered with a back injury since before the season began and Toronto’s staff has been doing their best to manage this injury and have even sidelined Poeltl as a result of this injury management.
  Poeltl has missed 7 games this year due to this back injury, and you can clearly see that it has impacted his movem
  
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• Raptors Injury News: Jakob Poeltl downgraded to question for matchup against Bucks

  18-12-2025 22:53 via raptorsrepublic.com
  The Toronto Raptors could potentially be facing the Milwaukee Bucks without their starting center Jakob Poeltl tonight, as the big man continues to face injury issues. Poeltl has beenhampered with a back injury since before the season began and Toronto’s staff has been doing their best to manage this injury and have even sidelined Poeltl as a result of this injury management.
  Poeltl has missed 7 games this year due to this back injury, and you can clearly see that it has impacted his movem
  
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• Raptors Injury News: Jakob Poeltl downgraded to OUT for matchup against Bucks

  18-12-2025 22:53 via raptorsrepublic.com
  7:30 pm EST: Editor’s note: Poeltl has now been downgraded to out.The Toronto Raptors could potentially be facing the Milwaukee Bucks without their starting center Jakob Poeltl tonight, as the big man continues to face injury issues. Poeltl has beenhampered with a back injury since before the season began and Toronto’s staff has been doing their best to manage this injury and have even sidelined Poeltl as a result of this injury management.
  Poeltl has missed 7 games this year due to
  
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• Raptors 905 quarter-final G League Winter Showcase matchup set

  18-12-2025 19:46 via raptorsrepublic.com
  The Raptors 905, for the first time in franchise history, will be competing in the G League Winter Showcase Cup Tournament.The Showcase Cup features the top eight teams from the Tip-Off Tournament in a single-game elimination, winner-take-all bracket, where the winning team will receive a $100,000 prize.
  The tournament is part of the NBA G League Winter Showcase, an annual in-season scouting event, when all teams converge in one city to play in front of NBA general managers and player personnel
  
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• Raptors Rumour Report: Toronto interested in Nick Richards, LaMelo Ball

  18-12-2025 16:33 via raptorsrepublic.com
  The trade rumours are heating up, and Toronto is linked to yet another big man with the Phoenix Suns, Nick Richards, which comes as no surprise, as the Raptors have been linked to a ton of bigs lately, as it looks like that’s the area of need for the team right now. But a very surprising name is also listed in this article by Michael Scotto.
  Toronto has checked in on LaMelo Ball’s availability in the summer, according to the reports, and has also run out with the Toronto Raptors out
  
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• Gameday: Raptors @ Bucks, December 18th

  18-12-2025 15:04 via raptorsrepublic.com
  After their clutch win over the Miami Heat in their return to action, the Toronto Raptors will head to Fiserv Forum to do battle with the Milwaukee Bucks and try to extend their winning-streak to two games. Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo will not be suiting up tonight, so naturally this will hinder Milwaukee on both ends immensely. Like most teams, without their superstar, Milwaukee is much less fearsome, so Toronto should be able to pick up the win fairly simply tonight, and this game wi
  
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• The Raptors Holiday Wish List

  18-12-2025 14:59 via raptorsrepublic.com
  Samson Folk & Trevon Heath get together to discuss the latest in the Raptors realm.From Louis’ Piece:
  “Scottie Barnes is a remarkable passer, perhaps as good already as Lowry at his peak. Barnes is as good at creating layups for teammates, when he is on the move, as anyone in the entire league. But he isn’t able to get his hips past defenders on his drives, meaning he doesn’t beat his man entirely, meaning he doesn’t draw rotations as long across the floor (if a
  
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• Shop Raptors Merch with Mariah & Jonesy | Toronto Raptors

  18-12-2025 13:44 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Raptors Injury News: Poeltl probable for matchup against Bucks

  18-12-2025 00:15 via raptorsrepublic.com
  Here we go again, wait… Is it not a back-to-back? Jakob Poeltl has been listed on a short current injury list for tomorrow’s matchup against the Milwaukee Bucks, bit of a shock as it doesn’t come during a back-to-back, which he has been resting on one of the legs for pretty much the whole season.
  Poeltl was out there for Toronto’s most recent game and win on Monday, December 15, against the Miami Heat when he contributed eight points and eight rebounds in 29 minutes of a
  
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• “… As the starting point guard, it’s my job to take the bullets.”: VanVleet to Hello and Welcome

  17-12-2025 20:00 via raptorsrepublic.com
  On Monday’s edition of Hello and Welcome, hosts Will Lou and Alex Wong had the opportunity to interview former Raptor All-Star, NBA Champion, and NBA Finals MVP vote recipient Fred VanVleet. I highly recommend anyone who hasn’t yet watched or listened to do so. VanVleet provides an incredibly candid interview on his departure from Toronto as well as the championship season.When asked about his final season with the Raptors, VanVleet spoke on how things aren’t always as the
  
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• Best Plays from the 905 Season

  17-12-2025 16:58 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Raptors 905 complete perfect start to Tip-Off Tournament with win over Knicks

  17-12-2025 16:32 via raptorsrepublic.com
  As the Raptors 905 careened towards G League history, each win seemed more improbable than the last.  First there was a miraculous 23-point comeback on the second night of a back-to-back in Delaware against the Bluecoats, then they handed the Maine Celtics their first home loss of the season in a neck and neck affair. Each of their last few wins were grinding, adding even more intrigue to their perfect start.  But on Tuesday against the Westchester Knicks,
  
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• “He said it from day one, ‘I’m not staying here.'”: VanVleet to Hello and Welcome

  17-12-2025 16:00 via raptorsrepublic.com
  On Monday’s edition of Hello and Welcome, hosts Will Lou and Alex Wong had the opportunity to interview former Raptor All-Star, NBA Champion, and NBA Finals MVP vote recipient Fred VanVleet. I highly recommend anyone who hasn’t yet watched or listened to do so. VanVleet provides an incredibly candid interview on his departure from Toronto as well as the championship season.When asked if he felt any kind of way about Kawhi Leonard leaving Toronto after they had just won the NBA c
  
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• How the extended WNBA CBA negotiations negatively impact the Tempo

  17-12-2025 15:00 via raptorsrepublic.com
  For an inaugural team with so much unknown, waiting on the CBA only makes it worse.
  There’s only so much the Toronto Tempo can unveil before its time to get to the root of the matter: the players.
  Unfortunately for this new expansion franchise, the Tempo can’t make any moves in that direction until the new collective bargaining agreement is solved.The WNBA’s last CBA was originally set to expire on Oct. 31, 2025, however after a tumultuous set of negotiations, and no clear path
  
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• Raptors Rumour Report: Toronto interested in Anthony Davis, Domantas Sabonis

  16-12-2025 20:27 via raptorsrepublic.com
  It’s starting to feel like February as all these trade rumours have been flying in about potential trade targets for the Toronto Raptors. After yesterday’s news of Raptors potentially being interested in Daniel Gafford, Goga Bitadze, and Anthony Davis, a new name has emerged. A big man out of Lithuania, could it be Jonas Valanciunas? Nope, it’s the other Lithuanian big of Domantas Sabonis.The Toronto Raptors are showing interest in Domantas Sabonis and Anthony Davis, per @JakeL
  
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• “I felt like I saw the writing on the wall”: says VanVleet to Hello and Welcome

  16-12-2025 20:22 via raptorsrepublic.com
  On Monday’s edition of Hello and Welcome, hosts Will Lou and Alex Wong had the opportunity to interview former Raptor All-Star, NBA Champion, and NBA Finals MVP vote recipient Fred VanVleet. I highly recommend anyone who hasn’t yet watched or listened to do so. VanVleet provides an incredibly candid interview on his departure from Toronto as well as the championship season.When asked about his decision to leave the Toronto Raptors for the Houston Rockets, VanVleet had this to say:
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• The Raptors are figuring out their identity

  16-12-2025 17:00 via raptorsrepublic.com
  Samson Folk & Trevon Heath detail the latest in the Raptors realm.From Louis’ piece:
  “Toronto wasn’t perfect. For long stretches, it wasn’t even good. But it never let go of the rope, and it always found answers when the Heat asked questions.For the last weeks without Barrett, too often those two qualities have been absent. Too often the team has quit a game after facing adversity. Too often the bench hasn’t risen to the occasion, or starters haven’t found
  
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• Raptors 905 weekly preview: Chasing perfection

  16-12-2025 17:00 via raptorsrepublic.com
  This is a weekly piece recapping the last week of Raptors 905 basketball, before previewing what is to come throughout the next seven days.I started the last preview by saying that if you had told me back on Nov. 7, when the Raptors 905 opened their season, that just over a month later the team would be undefeated and one win away from history, I would have called you crazy.Well, a week later and the 905 have not only made history, but remain undefeated with a perfect13-0 record, and are one win
  
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• The Toronto Tempo reveal jerseys for inaugural season

  16-12-2025 16:23 via raptorsrepublic.com
  It looks like Toronto will soon be flooded by bordeaux and white.Toronto Tempo fans are one step closer to knowing what their team will look like come May.
  Both the home and away uniform styles were released by the team on social media on Tuesday morning. There is also a pop-up jersey unveiling to be held at 1 p.m. on Tuesday at the Toronto Eaton Centre.
  The first uniform is a rich bordeaux colour with “Toronto” written in block white lettering and thin white stripes outlining the ed
  
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