The NBA Draft in June still has some heads spinning. There were plenty of picks that stunned fans and analysts alike. One of the most polarizing picks was the number five overall pick of the Toronto Raptors: Jonas Valanciunas.
Analysts and GMs applauded the pick, saying before the pick that Valanciunas [...]
Read More →Fans were warned, and now it has finally happened: the NBA lockout. Still, some people are asking about more details regarding the lockout, and here at TheSportsJury, we’re here to help clarify.
First understand that there are two sides at play here: the Players union, and the owners. The players union [...]
Read More →As draft day looms, the Toronto Raptors are also closing in on their next head coach. Raptors general manager, Bryan Colangelo, stated previously that the position previously held by Canadian Jay Triano, needs to be filled with a defensive oriented mentality, and clear experience.
“Most of the targets that I will [...]
Read More →Spain has a lot of sports icons to be proud of. Especially in the NBA. While former NBA Champion Pau Gasol had taken his time to show his skills at the highest level of Basketball competition, his fellow countrymen have shown the world that they sure can play. Jose Calderon, Jorge Garbojosa, Rudy [...]
Read More →According to Canadian sports journalist Michael Grange, Toronto Raptors guard, Leandro Barbosa is considering opting out of the final year of his contract.
The 28-year veteran player has a player option on his $7.6 million dollar contract, that could help the Raptors open up some cap-space for the upcoming season.
The Golden State Warriors say they’ve found the man to coach their team next season. With a 3 year contract, the Warriors have chosen former ESPN analyst Mark Jackson to head up the team.
Jackson has no former NBA coaching experience, yet emerged as the Warriors top choice from a huge [...]
Read More →The Toronto Raptors will once again be looking for a new head coach. Team president and general manager Bryan Colangelo announced yesterday that Jay Triano will not be coming back to the Toronto Raptors as a head coach.
The native of Niagra Falls was the first Canadian head coach in the [...]
Read More →Two teams, with identical playoff records clashed Tuesday night, and the results were far from what the NBA fans would have expected.
When the Dallas Mavericks came to Miami, the gameplan as outlined by Mavs coach Rick Carlisle was to go hard and fast from the beginning. But when words came [...]
Read More →Trivia time: Where was the first NBA game ever played? Smart guessers would have gone with with storied franchises like the Boston Celtics and New York Knicks, who have been in the league since it’s birth in 1946. However the truth is, the first NBA game was played in Toronto Ontario. That’s right, [...]
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