Year two of the Toronto Raptors’ post-Chris Bosh re-building effort yielded a similar result as year one. The Raps once again finished well out of the playoff picture and now enter the off-season in need of an influx in talent. They will Lithuanian big man Jonas Valanciunas, their 2011 first round pick, but what else can Toronto do to improve their roster and get themselves … [Read more...] about What the Toronto Raptors can do to improve this off-season
Demar DeRozan
Turkoglu Bringing More Euro to Toronto
By: David Kay In recent years, Toronto has become the “Euro” team of the NBA. That transformation began in 2006 when the club hired former Benetton Treviso general manager Maurizi Gherardini as the first European to hold a senior management position in the league. With his knowledge of overseas basketball, the Raptors began to stock their roster with unfamiliar names like … [Read more...] about Turkoglu Bringing More Euro to Toronto
Stellar USC Duo Leave Scandalous Program for NBA
By Paul M. Banks and David Kay With all the turmoil surrounding the USC basketball program and head coach Tim Floyd’s recent resignation amid allegations of paying an associate of O.J. Mayo $1,000, former Trojans Demar DeRozan and Taj Gibson undoubtedly made the right decision to leave school early and enter the NBA Draft. They may have been on the fence earlier in the … [Read more...] about Stellar USC Duo Leave Scandalous Program for NBA
Top NBA Prospects: Shooting Guards
Here are the top 3 shooting guards in this year's NBA Draft, for the full list click here https://www.walterfootball.com/nbadraft2009shootingguards.php Tyreke Evans, Memphis Height: 6-5. Weight: 220. Year: Fr. Projected Selection: 4-9. In my opinion, has superstar possibilities... Probably the best slasher in the draft... Makes getting to the basket look … [Read more...] about Top NBA Prospects: Shooting Guards
2009 NBA Mock Draft
By: David K. This is my second mock draft that has taken team needs into account. Now that the NBA regular season is done, the preliminary order is set until the draft lottery takes place on May 19th. The deadline has also passed for college underclassmen to announce if they are declaring for the draft or returning to school. Those underclassmen that have yet to hire an … [Read more...] about 2009 NBA Mock Draft
2009 NBA Mock Draft
By: David K. This is my first mock draft that has taken team needs into account. Now that the NBA regular season is done, the preliminary order is set until the draft lottery takes place on May 19th. Remember, I got as many picks correct last year as ESPN’s “expert” Chad Ford and watched 274 college basketball games this season, so I feel pretty good about my … [Read more...] about 2009 NBA Mock Draft
2009 NBA Mock Draft
By: David K. This begins an interesting few weeks. Now is when we begin to see which underclassmen will be entering the NBA Draft and which will be returning to school. As the decisions are made, it changes the entire layout of the draft. These are my projections as to which underclassmen are likely to declare (below you will see a list of who I think will/should stay in … [Read more...] about 2009 NBA Mock Draft