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NBA Trade Deadline: Jamal Crawford, Who is no Stranger to Trading Block, Admits “It’s kind of hard to be oblivious to the whole thing.”

Tuesday, March 13th, 2012

Jamal Crawford's been traded frequently during his NBA career. The dude was traded on his very first day as an NBA player. Four years after that, he was traded from the Bulls to the Knicks, and then from the Knicks to the Warriors, and then from the Warriors to the ...

Dwane Casey Hopes The Raptors Players Get Defensive

Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011

The Toronto Raptors have a new head coach and this time they made the right decision by nabbing Dwane Casey from the Dallas Mavericks. While Casey might not have a huge name like some of the other coaches available, he is exactly what the Raptors need. After a season where ...

Bryan Colangelo Admits This Year’s NBA Draft is Not That Deep

Thursday, May 19th, 2011

It was a rough season in Toronto for the Raptors. After losing their franchise player in the offseason, Toronto struggled through their worst season since 1997. The 22 wins landed them with the third best odds to win the NBA Draft lottery the other night, but like so many times ...

David Stern on an NBA Lockout, First Round Playoff Series, Mark Cuban, and the What the Future Holds for the Association

Wednesday, April 27th, 2011

After Wednesday night's action, there are only six first round NBA playoff series yet to be decided. And it sure looks like Los Angeles is back in control after handling the New Orleans Hornets in Game 5 at Staples Center. Still, even though most fans realized that the real fireworks ...

Charles Barkley: “The trade don’t make the Knicks a contender.”

Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011

No introduction necessary. The All Star Game just occurred, there was a  major trade in the NBA, sounds like more than enough reason to check in with Charles Barkley. As always, he doesn't disappoint. Barkley joined KJOX in Birmingham to talk about his new website CharlesBarkley.com, the enormous birthday cake that ...

Did Toronto Draft Chris Bosh’s Replacement?

Monday, June 28th, 2010

The University of North Carolina is a fertile breeding ground for college basketball players wanting to play in the NBA.  This year, Ed Davis decided to forego his last two years of eligibility and enter his name into the NBA Draft.  He was just drafted 13th overall by the Toronto ...

Chris Bosh Wants to go Somehwere He Can Win

Thursday, June 17th, 2010

July 1st is a day that NBA fans have had circled on their calendar for a long time.  Not only is it the start of free agency in the league, but it is the most anticipated free agency class in NBA history.  This class is led by LeBron James, but ...

Jay Triano: “We want to finish real strong going into the All-Star break”

Tuesday, January 26th, 2010

Can one win turn a season around for an NBA team? The Toronto Raptors hope that is the case. They had a huge win against the Western Conference powerhouse Lakers 106-105 on Sunday and for the first time all season the confidence level is getting higher for the Raptors. This ...

Jay Triano Has His Raptors in Line for a Playoff Spot Right Now

Thursday, December 31st, 2009

The Raptors had a very disappointing season last year.  However, in the offseason, Toronto made some moves so they could try and compete and grab a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.  That’s what they needed to do.  During the summer of 2010, there are going to be a number ...

Chris Bosh is Confident that the Raptors Can Turn Their Season Around

Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009

For the past couple of years, I have thought that Chris Bosh is the best player in the NBA that not too many people talk about.  Maybe it’s because he’s not loud or boisterous, maybe it’s because he's not flashy with his game or maybe it’s because he plays in ...