Tristian Thompson Fires Back At Raptors After End Of Game Exchange
Tristian Thompson has fired back. After Toronto Raptors head coach Darko Rajakovic called out Thompson's late game antics, Thompson took to X and responded to his comments: You wanna full court press with under a minute left in the game…
Darko Rajakovic Rips Tristian Thompson For Late Game Antics
Tristian Thompson broke an unwritten basketball rule against the Toronto Raptors. The Cleveland Cavaliers were blowing out the Raptors and had possession with the game clock about to expire. Instead of just dribbling out the clock, Thompson decided to dunk…
Darko Rajakovic Explains Why He Benched Chris Boucher
Chris Boucher did not see the floor against the Chicago Bulls. The 32-year-old was a DNP-CD after appearing in the Toronto Raptors' last 11 games. Boucher being benched came as a surprise. He has arguably been the Raptors most valuable…
Darko Rajakovic Talks About Chris Boucher’s Standout Bench Play
Chris Boucher has been on a roll for the Toronto Raptors. Since checking into the game against the New York Knicks in garbage time on Jan. 8, Boucher has been a difference maker for the Raptors from off the bench.…
Scottie Barnes Talks About Being A Great Defender
Scottie Barnes is leading by example. The 23-year-old is playing some of his best two-way basketball of the season and it has resulted in the Toronto Raptors' turning their fortunes around. With Barnes setting the tone, the Raptors have won…
Raptors News: Darko Rajakovic Has High Expectations For Scottie Barnes
Darko Rajakovic has high hopes for Scottie Barnes. The Raptors head coach has not lacked confidence in his young 23-year-old star. Just last year he called Barnes the “face of the league." Now he thinks Barnes can average a triple-double.…
Raptors News: Darko Rajakovic Says Scottie Barnes Has Been Playing Through Ankle Soreness
Scottie Barnes seems to be playing through some ankle discomfort. Raptors head coach Darko Rajakovic said that the 23-year-old has been playing through ankle soreness, knee soreness and tightness in the last 10 days. However, Barnes told Rajakovic after the…
Darko Rajakovic Praises Scottie Barnes’ Career-High Performance
Scottie Barnes has been remarkable for the Toronto Raptors. Since returning from his orbital fracture injury, the 23-year-old is averaging 23.6 points, 8.9 rebounds, 7.9 assists and 1.0 steal with a 68.4 true shooting percentage. He's coming off a career-high…
Raptors News: Darko Rajakovic Wants Scottie Barnes To Shoot More Threes
The Toronto Raptors want Scottie Barnes to take more three-pointers. That's exactly what Barnes did when the Raptors blew out the New Orleans Pelicans last week. The Pelicans dared Barnes to shoot and he kept firing away. Barnes finished just…
“I Think We Got Something Really Special With Him”: Darko Rajakovic Praises Jamison Battle
The Toronto Raptors might have found a hidden gem in Jamison Battle. It's been a while since the Raptors snagged an undrafted player in the free agent market who turned into a quality rotation player. Although Battle is still unproven,…
