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Raptors mailbag: Flopping in the NBA has been a hot topic lately. Is it really a problem?

Raptors mailbag: Flopping in the NBA has been a hot topic lately. Is it really a problem?
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The Star

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The Raptors mailbag returns: What do you think of Masai Ujiri’s new job in Dallas?

The Raptors mailbag returns: What do you think of Masai Ujiri’s new job in Dallas?
24.05.2026 7

The Star

Doug Smith

Scottie Barnes was snubbed from the NBA’s all-defensive first team — and we all know why

Scottie Barnes was snubbed from the NBA’s all-defensive first team — and we all know why
24.05.2026 10

St. Catharines Standard

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Scottie Barnes was snubbed from the NBA’s all-defensive first team — and we all know why

Scottie Barnes was snubbed from the NBA’s all-defensive first team — and we all know why
23.05.2026 10

The Star

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Raptors mailbag: Masai Ujiri joins the Toronto Tempo ownership group. Is there more to the story?

05.04.2026 20

The Star

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Raptors mailbag: Off-season priorities and advice for Blue Jays fans

29.03.2026 20

The Star

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Raptors mailbag: Would you make this blockbuster trade for Kawhi Leonard?

22.03.2026 30

The Star

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Raptors Insider: Immanuel Quickley wins over doubters with a deceptively simple game plan

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20.03.2026 20

The Star

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Raptors mailbag: How to honour DeMar DeRozan and what to take away from this season

08.03.2026 20

The Star

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Raptors Insider: NBA trade deadline game plan adds an unexpected twist

24.01.2026 20

The Star

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Raptors mailbag: Is Collin Murray-Boyles turning into another OG Anunoby?

19.01.2026 10

The Star

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Raptors mailbag: The piling on Jakob Poeltl is getting ridiculous

29.12.2025 20

The Star

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The NBA draft lottery process is usually boring. But this year’s ping-pong balls had the backroom buzzing

27.12.2025 20

St. Catharines Standard

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Raptors mailbag: What would Santa Smith give this Toronto team for Christmas?

21.12.2025 20

The Star

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Raptors mailbag: Which former player would you bring back to join this team?

01.12.2025 20

The Star

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Raptors mailbag: This is the closest roster I’ve seen in Toronto. Here’s why that matters

24.11.2025 20

The Star

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Raptors mailbag: Why is this team getting so much hate despite adding Brandon Ingram?

29.09.2025 10

The Star

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Raptors mailbag: A U.S. journalist called the franchise ‘aimless.’ Is that view shared around the NBA?

22.09.2025 10

The Star

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Raptors mailbag: The many layers of the Kawhi Leonard scandal

08.09.2025 20

The Star

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Raptors picking GM Bobby Webster was the logical move. Even if it doesn’t come with the title of president

19.08.2025 10

The Star

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What I’m hearing from around the NBA at Summer League: Masai, Giannis and a Flavor Flav shoutout

14.07.2025 20

The Star

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The way Masai Ujiri enriched us goes beyond what he built with the Raptors

29.06.2025 20

St. Catharines Standard

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NBA mock draft: Who we believe the Raptors will take and how the lottery picks will play out

25.06.2025 20

The Star

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Raptors mailbag: Toronto’s sixth man, the Desmond Bane trade and lots of love for the NBA Finals

23.06.2025 20

The Star

Doug Smith

Raptors mailbag: Scottie Barnes, Cooper Flagg, Bobby Webster, Giannis Antetokounmpo and ‘Inside the NBA’

09.06.2025 20

The Star

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Giannis’s time in Milwaukee may be over — and another blockbuster opportunity could be there for Masai Ujiri and the Raptors

01.05.2025 20

The Star

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