Extended ✍️
The Toronto Raptors and Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment announced that they have agreed to a multi-year extension for General Manager and Executive Vice President Bobby Webster.
Belal Muhammad wore a Palestine football jersey to his UFC match yesterday, with Hind Rajab’s name/age written on the back.
Hind was 5 years old when the IOF murdered her. Till date, none of the murderers have been charged/prosecuted.
Palestine’s champion. ❤️🇵🇸 @bullyb170
Jersey by @WearThePeaceCo
📸: UFC/Louis Taylor
Someone tell Wemby that KAT’s defense was the reason team World lost. Have to find any way to ignite the anger in Wembys mind to much Chet right now from him
For the 18th straight season, a former Toronto Raptor and/or Canadian will be part of an NBA championship team.
If the Spurs win this year, it will be the 5th consecutive season a Canadian player will win a championship.
Here’s the full list of every ex-Raptors personnel and/or Canadian player that was part of an NBA Championship team since the Raptors’ inaugural season (1995-1996):
(Note: Players that have only played in the preseason as a Raptor/was signed to a training camp in any season, or played in the Raptors 905 have been asterisked.)
(I have also not included guys like James Wiseman, Alonzo Mourning, and Devean George, because, although they got traded to Toronto at some point in their respective careers, they have never once played or reported to the Raptors.)
(The ‘08 Celtics are the only championship team on this list that have no past/present Raptors till this day. It also did not have any Canadian players on their roster.)
1996 Bulls -
🦖 John Salley
🇨🇦 Bill Wennington
1997 Bulls -
🇨🇦 Bill Wennington
1998 Bulls -
🇨🇦 Bill Wennington
1999 Spurs -
🦖 *Brandon D. Williams (*preseason)
2000 Lakers -
🦖 John Salley
🦖🇨🇦 Alex McKechnie
🇨🇦 Rick Fox
2001 Lakers -
🦖 Greg Foster
🦖🇨🇦 Alex McKechnie
🇨🇦 Rick Fox
2002 Lakers -
🦖 Lindsey Hunter
🦖 Jelani McCoy
🦖🇨🇦 Alex McKechnie
🇨🇦 Rick Fox
2003 Spurs -
🦖 Mengke Bateer
🦖 Kevin Willis
🦖 PJ Carlesimo
2004 Pistons -
🦖 Chauncey Billups
🦖 Lindsey Hunter
🦖 Mike James
🦖 Corliss Williamson
2005 Spurs -
🦖 Linton Johnson
🦖 Sean Marks
🦖 Tony Massenburg
🦖 Rasho Nesterović
🦖 PJ Carlesimo
2006 Heat -
🦖 Jason Kapono
2007 Spurs -
🦖 Matt Bonner
🦖 PJ Carlesimo
2008 Celtics -
(N/A)
2009 Lakers -
🦖🇨🇦 Alex McKechnie
2010 Lakers -
🦖🇨🇦 Alex McKechnie
2011 Mavericks -
🦖 Shawn Marion
🦖 Peja Stojaković
🦖 Dwane Casey
2012 Heat -
🦖 Chris Bosh
🇨🇦 Joel Anthony
2013 Heat -
🦖 Chris Bosh
🇨🇦 Joel Anthony
2014 Spurs -
🦖 Kawhi Leonard
🦖 Aron Baynes
🦖 Marco Belinelli
🦖 Matt Bonner
🦖 Austin Daye
🦖 Danny Green
🦖🇨🇦 Cory Joseph
🦖 Sean Marks
2015 Warriors -
🦖 Leandro Barbosa
2016 Cavaliers -
🦖 Phil Handy
🇨🇦 Tristan Thompson
2017 Warriors -
🦖 Patrick McCaw
2018 Warriors -
🦖 Patrick McCaw
🦖🇨🇦 Chris Boucher (on a 2-way contract with the Warriors)
2019 Raptors -
🏆
2020 Lakers -
🦖 Danny Green
🦖 Phil Handy
2021 Bucks -
🦖 Jordan Nwora
🦖 *Axel Toupane (*preseason) (on a 2-way contract with the Bucks)
🦖 PJ Tucker
2022 Warriors -
🦖 Otto Porter Jr
🦖 **Gary Payton II (**Raptors 905)
🇨🇦 Andrew Wiggins
2023 Nuggets -
🦖 Bruce Brown
🦖 Popeye Jones
🇨🇦 Jamal Murray
2024 Celtics -
🦖🇨🇦 Oshae Brissett
🦖 Svi Mykhailiuk
2025 Thunder -
🦖 *Branden Carlson (*preseason) (on a 2-way contract with the Thunder)
🇨🇦 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
🇨🇦 Lu Dort
2026 (TBD) -
Either
🦖 OG Anunoby
or
🦖🇨🇦 Kelly Olynyk
🦖 Bismack Biyombo
🦖 Corliss Williamson
🇨🇦 Emanuel Miller (on a 2-way contract with the Spurs)
You’ll never be able to guess which one the refs decided to call out of bounds, and which one the refs decided not to call out of bounds.
Amazing stuff @NBAOfficial@OfficialNBARefs ….
Kyrie Irving prays for those that are suffering around the world. ❤️🤲
“Everybody that’s around the world, I’m praying for you in Palestine, and Sudan, and Congo, in Ethiopia, in American cities that are dealing with ICE situations, or dealing with injustices.”
🐐 @KyrieIrving
DeMar DeRozan reacts to a Reddit post about him wearing the ‘Comp10’ cap nonstop for a couple of years. 😂 🧢
“When I was in Toronto, I used to wear the same black hat every time.”
“I wore the same hat when I was in Toronto, because we got a chance to make our own hats with New Era. We made the hat, and I thought it was the coolest s**t in the world, but we only made one hat.”
“I wore that m*****f***** every day.” 😭😭😭
(Via. @Rjeff24 )
DeMar DeRozan reacts to his daughter screaming at the Chicago Bulls-Toronto Raptors play-in game back in 2023, and when he found out his daughter was screaming:
“It was a time, OG [Anunoby] missed 2 free throws, and we literally running back. He said, “Man, tell your daughter to leave me alone. Tell your daughter stop screaming. We keep missing free throws.” I’m like, “Damn, y’all missing free throws?”” 😭😭
“When they went again, and they miss 2 free throws again, I’m hearing it. So, throughout the game, I’m hearing it, and I’m like, “Yo, this s**t is working.”” 🤣
“As soon as the game was over, I remember she did the interview with me, and I get back at my phone after the game, and I was like, “Yo, she’s f***ing viral.” She was EVERYWHERE.” 😂
“She wanted to (come to the next game). I said, “S***, we lost the next game, too.” I said, “Man, I should’ve brought her.”” 😭😭
(Via. @Rjeff24 )
Victor Wembanyama confirms he wore the thobe in honour of Eid al-Adha.
Eid Mubarak to Wemby, and to all the Muslim Spurs fans. ❤️🌙
May Allah SWT guide him ان شاء الله
We need new media personnel.
We need people that actually watch the games.
Some of these high-level credentialed people mean absolutely nothing to me anymore. 0.