September 14, 2022Get ready for basketball "all day long," according to Orlando Magic CEO Alex Martins.Though the NBA has yet to announce an official schedule, Martins told Orange County Florida officials that the NBA will be "played all day long at three different facilities at the ESPN's Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World," . that the NBA's first game is expected to start in the early afternoon, with the subsequent games staggered after two-hour cleaning periods.The games will likely be aired on each team's regional sports network, , meaning the Toronto Raptors will have...…September 14, 2022Get ready for basketball "all day long," according to Orlando Magic CEO Alex Martins.Though the NBA has yet to announce an official schedule, Martins told Orange County Florida officials that the NBA will be "played all day long at three different facilities at the ESPN's Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World," . that the NBA's first game is expected to start in the early afternoon, with the subsequent games staggered after two-hour cleaning periods.The games will likely be aired on each team's regional sports network, , meaning the Toronto Raptors will have...WW…

September 14, 2022Expect the unexpected.It’s a piece of advice for NBA fans from Dr. Stuart Phillips, a kinesiology professor at McMaster University in Hamilton.It will have been almost five months between NBA games when the season returns with 22 teams on July 31. While teams will have a month of training camp to get back into shape, things could still look pretty different when games commence, according to Phillips.“You’re going to see some mistakes that you wouldn't have otherwise expected, you're going to see some rust, you're going to see some miscommunication,” Phillips said. “You...…September 14, 2022Expect the unexpected.It’s a piece of advice for NBA fans from Dr. Stuart Phillips, a kinesiology professor at McMaster University in Hamilton.It will have been almost five months between NBA games when the season returns with 22 teams on July 31. While teams will have a month of training camp to get back into shape, things could still look pretty different when games commence, according to Phillips.“You’re going to see some mistakes that you wouldn't have otherwise expected, you're going to see some rust, you're going to see some miscommunication,” Phillips said. “You...WW…

September 14, 2022OG Anunoby is the type of modern basketball prospect NBA teams fawn over.The 22-year-old is the quintessential 3-and-D guy. He shoots well above league average from 3-point range — nailing 38.1% from behind the arc this season — and .He might not have flashy moves and he doesn't score in bunches, but he's the kind of player that can fit in almost every modern system and doesn't demand much."He’s one of the more underrated assets in the NBA," . "This is the kind of asset every team is looking for."A look at his 2020 shot chart shows why he's so ideal for today's...…September 14, 2022OG Anunoby is the type of modern basketball prospect NBA teams fawn over.The 22-year-old is the quintessential 3-and-D guy. He shoots well above league average from 3-point range — nailing 38.1% from behind the arc this season — and .He might not have flashy moves and he doesn't score in bunches, but he's the kind of player that can fit in almost every modern system and doesn't demand much."He’s one of the more underrated assets in the NBA," . "This is the kind of asset every team is looking for."A look at his 2020 shot chart shows why he's so ideal for today's...WW…

September 13, 2022Former Toronto Raptors center Jonas Valanciunas wasn't lying when he told Memphis Grizzlies reporters he'll be down at the fishing docks every night during the NBA's quarantine.Just a day after Valanciunas' press conference, the Grizzlies posted a video of their 6-foot-11 center on the docks, reeling in eight fish.Valanciunas isn't new to fishing. Back in 2013, he told Raptors reporters he's an ice-fishing enthusiast and he was hoping to find a place to ice fish near Toronto.In 2014, he said he went fishing on Lake Simcoe, just north of Toronto, but came back...…September 13, 2022Former Toronto Raptors center Jonas Valanciunas wasn't lying when he told Memphis Grizzlies reporters he'll be down at the fishing docks every night during the NBA's quarantine.Just a day after Valanciunas' press conference, the Grizzlies posted a video of their 6-foot-11 center on the docks, reeling in eight fish.Valanciunas isn't new to fishing. Back in 2013, he told Raptors reporters he's an ice-fishing enthusiast and he was hoping to find a place to ice fish near Toronto.In 2014, he said he went fishing on Lake Simcoe, just north of Toronto, but came back...WW…

September 13, 2022The Oklahoma City Thunder's Canadian guard Luguentz Dort said he plans on wearing Haitian Creole on his jersey when the season returns later this month.Dort, 21, is the son of Haitian immigrants and grew up in Montreal-Nord, an area of Montreal with a diverse immigrant population.He had previously discussed wearing a jersey with a social justice message in French, but decided to go with Creole, presumably to honor his family's heritage."Lu just wants to show people where he's from," said Nelson Osse, Dort's former AAU coach in Montreal. "You're going to see all these...…September 13, 2022The Oklahoma City Thunder's Canadian guard Luguentz Dort said he plans on wearing Haitian Creole on his jersey when the season returns later this month.Dort, 21, is the son of Haitian immigrants and grew up in Montreal-Nord, an area of Montreal with a diverse immigrant population.He had previously discussed wearing a jersey with a social justice message in French, but decided to go with Creole, presumably to honor his family's heritage."Lu just wants to show people where he's from," said Nelson Osse, Dort's former AAU coach in Montreal. "You're going to see all these...WW…

September 13, 2022Toronto Raptors coach Nick Nurse has a message for Americans living in Canada and abroad: Vote.The 52-year-old Nurse will tell you himself he hasn't always been the most responsible American citizen when it comes to voting. His basketball career has taken him to four different countries around the world and he admitted Sunday that he hasn't always voted in political elections. But in 2020, the times have changed, according to Nurse."No excuses anymore," he said. "It's time for everybody to exercise their right."Nurse, in conjunction with other coaches and players,...…September 13, 2022Toronto Raptors coach Nick Nurse has a message for Americans living in Canada and abroad: Vote.The 52-year-old Nurse will tell you himself he hasn't always been the most responsible American citizen when it comes to voting. His basketball career has taken him to four different countries around the world and he admitted Sunday that he hasn't always voted in political elections. But in 2020, the times have changed, according to Nurse."No excuses anymore," he said. "It's time for everybody to exercise their right."Nurse, in conjunction with other coaches and players,...WW…

September 13, 2022The Toronto Raptors and Memphis Grizzlies will turn back the clocks on August 9 and wear their 1995 throwback uniforms, .It'll be a throwback to the early days for both franchises when the Grizzlies were still in Vancouver and the teams competed for the Naismith Cup. Back then, the Raptors were 4-1 against the Grizzlies in the series, before Vancouver relocated to Memphis in 2001.The Raptors will reportedly wear the white, dinosaur uniforms that they wore earlier in the season against Milwaukee. On the other side, Memphis will wear its teal throwback jerseys from the...…September 13, 2022The Toronto Raptors and Memphis Grizzlies will turn back the clocks on August 9 and wear their 1995 throwback uniforms, .It'll be a throwback to the early days for both franchises when the Grizzlies were still in Vancouver and the teams competed for the Naismith Cup. Back then, the Raptors were 4-1 against the Grizzlies in the series, before Vancouver relocated to Memphis in 2001.The Raptors will reportedly wear the white, dinosaur uniforms that they wore earlier in the season against Milwaukee. On the other side, Memphis will wear its teal throwback jerseys from the...WW…

September 13, 2022The past year has been a rollercoaster for the Oklahoma City Thunder's Canadian guard Luguentz Dort.It was a year ago today that the Thunder inked Dort to a two-way contract after he surprisingly fell out of the 2019 NBA draft."It was just tough for all of us," Dort said Monday of that upsetting draft night.But Dort didn't let his draft status impact him on the court, and after a few months in the G-League, Dort found himself a regular in the Thunder's starting lineup. Now, two weeks after signing a multi-year extension with the Thunder, Dort can finally feel...…September 13, 2022The past year has been a rollercoaster for the Oklahoma City Thunder's Canadian guard Luguentz Dort.It was a year ago today that the Thunder inked Dort to a two-way contract after he surprisingly fell out of the 2019 NBA draft."It was just tough for all of us," Dort said Monday of that upsetting draft night.But Dort didn't let his draft status impact him on the court, and after a few months in the G-League, Dort found himself a regular in the Thunder's starting lineup. Now, two weeks after signing a multi-year extension with the Thunder, Dort can finally feel...WW…

September 13, 2022When Toronto Raptors guard Norman Powell returns to the court for the team's first nationally televised game on August 1 he'll wear "Black Lives Matter" on his jersey.The Black Lives Matter movement has spread across the world in the wake of George Floyd's killing on May 25 by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. It has come to mean that enough is enough, the systematic racism throughout much of the world must be stopped because Black lives — like those of other races — matter.For Powell, the three words were the most "racial" saying that spoke to where he stands on...…September 13, 2022When Toronto Raptors guard Norman Powell returns to the court for the team's first nationally televised game on August 1 he'll wear "Black Lives Matter" on his jersey.The Black Lives Matter movement has spread across the world in the wake of George Floyd's killing on May 25 by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. It has come to mean that enough is enough, the systematic racism throughout much of the world must be stopped because Black lives — like those of other races — matter.For Powell, the three words were the most "racial" saying that spoke to where he stands on...WW…

September 13, 2022The 2010s was the decade of superteams in the NBA. LeBron James kicked things off by taking his talents to South Beach and it wrapped up with Anthony Davis pairing up with James in Los Angeles to form one of the city's two superteams.Now, as we sit on pause before our first offseason of the 2020s, . Atop that list: The Toronto Raptors, SI's Michael Shapiro says."The Raptors face two disparate paths in the near future, and we should get a good idea of their plans both in 2020 free agency and before the 2020-21 trade deadline," Shapiro writes."The easiest route for...…September 13, 2022The 2010s was the decade of superteams in the NBA. LeBron James kicked things off by taking his talents to South Beach and it wrapped up with Anthony Davis pairing up with James in Los Angeles to form one of the city's two superteams.Now, as we sit on pause before our first offseason of the 2020s, . Atop that list: The Toronto Raptors, SI's Michael Shapiro says."The Raptors face two disparate paths in the near future, and we should get a good idea of their plans both in 2020 free agency and before the 2020-21 trade deadline," Shapiro writes."The easiest route for...WW…