Michael Grange
@michaelgrange
Raptors/NBA stuff @Sportsnet. Family guy, golf guy, dog guy. I will give you my blood: https://www.blood.ca/en … @michaelgrangeNBA at other platform.
Steve Nash on SGA as MVP: “I respect & admire Shai so much. Not only how he plays but how he carries himself & what he represents. It’s inspiring to watch someone’s unwavering desire to improve & perform. Shai is writing history & pushing boundaries. Proud is an understatement.
Some weekend reading on Raptors presidents, past and future:
The Raptors have been the subject of speculation as questions swirl around what comes next for the front office and for Masai Ujiri. @michaelgrange provides insights into both questions as the off-season rolls on. sportsnet.ca/nba/article/ra…
The Raptors have been the subject of speculation as questions swirl around what comes next for the front office and for Masai Ujiri. @michaelgrange provides insights into both questions as the off-season rolls on. sportsnet.ca/nba/article/ra…
Yes Arash, 💪👊 —
Bring on the Canadian fortnight. Appreciate @TennisCanada and @NBOtoronto for the opportunity --
Is this the first time in sports history a player and team have shared a name 🤔
We have signed center Orlando Robinson to a two-way contract.
Raptors pre-season schedule. Home dates on Oct. 10 and Oct. 17:
Raptors will be travelling to Calgary, holding training camp at UofC week of Sept. 29th, with open practice night of Oct. 3rd. Raptors then head to Vancouver for pre-season game vs. Denver on Monday Oct. 6th. Tickets on sale Aug. 27th.
This is one of the best athlete profiles I have ever read. Exceptional reporting and pitch-perfect writing. Congratulations to Dotun Akintoye, and respect to Embiid for participating.
I wrote about Joel. espn.com/nba/story/_/id…
These are fantastic. Worth a look
Links golf hits differently. Official photographers have taken more than 20,000 photos at @TheOpen so far this week. I scanned through them all to pick the 25 best. Enjoy 🧵
The moment CJ Fulton created history for Irish basketball ☘️ The boy from Belfast becomes the first player developed in Ireland to play for an NBA team, the Minnesota Timberwolves 👊 Remember the moment ⏳ #Greenmeansgo ☘️ | #IrishBasketball
Dealing with a furfinjury.
Noa Essengue isn’t playing today per Bulls PR with a right quad contusion. Status TBD for Friday
After three Raptors games at Summer League, it's clear Jakob Poeltl will be the first choice for the majority of minutes at centre this season. Poeltl will be a key part of any playoff push. (@michaelgrange) sportsnet.ca/nba/article/wi…
Signing season in Europe - some recent 🇨🇦 SMNT members: ⚡️Melvin Ejim stays in Spain's ACB joining Hiopos Lleida ⚡️Aaron Best moves to the ACB (and BCL) with MoraBanc Andorra after a good year in Poland. ⚡️ Thomas Scrubb re-signs with Tenerife - stays in the ACB ⚡️ Connor…
It’s been nice to see progress from the likes of Ulrich Chomche at Summer League, but the strides he still needs to make are proof that the Raptors had no choice but ride or die with Poeltl: sportsnet.ca/nba/article/wi…
Good on Fred. Big responsibility that not many want to take on:
Houston Rockets guard Fred VanVleet has been elected as the new President of the National Basketball Players Association, succeeding CJ McCollum, sources tell ESPN. VanVleet begins a four-year term as the next NBPA leader.
Collin Murray-Boyles professional debut was delayed first by a year and then by a couple of more days, but even if it was far from perfect, there were plenty of good signs from the No. 9 pick: sportsnet.ca/nba/article/mu…
How the Blue Jays landed on JoJo Parker with the eighth overall pick, why they feel he has “the best hit-power combo with plate discipline” in the draft and what the selection says about new scouting director Marc Tramuta: sportsnet.ca/mlb/article/bl…
The baby Raptors are 2-0 in Vegas! Through 2 games, they've: - forced opponents into 63 turnovers - scored 84 points off those turnovers - combined for 51 points on the break
Raptors Summer League head coach, James 'Coco Channel' Wade: "I mean, this is what I just told the group - some people are born to be models -- like me. Some are born to be firemen. Some are born to be policemen. That group in the locker room, they they're born to play defense."