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Toronto Sun
2 days ago
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- Toronto Sun
Raptors top seed for NBA Summer League playoffs thanks to prized rookie
Collin Murray-Boyles has been one of the best players in Las Vegas. Get the latest from Ryan Wolstat straight to your inbox Collin Murray-Boyles #12 of the Toronto Raptors poses for a portrait during the 2025 NBA Rookie Photo Shoot at UNLV on July 16, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Photo by Harry How / Getty Images The summer edition of the Toronto Raptors had many star pupils, but the most intriguing has been Collin Murray-Boyles. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account. Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account The ninth selection of last month's NBA draft missed the first game, but helped lead the team to three victories after that opening blowout over Chicago, including Thursday night's plodding 81-69 win over Golden State. Toronto earned the top seed for the playoffs, which includes only four teams and has been extremely impressive. Fourth-seed Sacramento will take on Toronto at 4 ET while No. 2 Oklahoma City plays No. 3 Charlotte two hours later. The championship game goes Sunday at 10 ET. Six teams actually went 4-0, but these four advanced due to tiebreak procedures, leading with point differential. Toronto's ranked fourth in both points per game and fewest allowed in Las Vegas. The Raptors forced more than 25 turnovers a game, a ridiculous number even considering many Summer League opponents lack strong guard play and/or familiarity with each other. While most squads shut down top prospects after two or three games, Toronto has made a point of taking aim at a summer title and letting its youngsters get lots of minutes. Murray-Boyles has led the way. After a rusty start in his first game action in weeks due to a minor injury, the former South Carolina star got his fouls and turnovers under control in a dominant defensive effort against Denver, then went off for 20 points and was +22 in a game where almost every other player struggled mightily on offence (Murray-Boyles went 8-for-13, his teammates a combined 27% from the floor). This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Murray-Boyles also grabbed six offensive rebounds, his second monster game on the offensive glass of the tournament and four steals. There will be growing pains as he adjusts to better competition in a few months, but Masai Ujiri's parting gift looks like a good one. Summer League Playoffs Saturday, July 19 Semifinal 1: (4) Kings vs. (1) Raptors (4 ET, ESPN) Semifinal 2: (3) Hornets vs. (2) Thunder (6 ET, ESPN) Sunday, July 20 Championship Game: Semifinal 1 winner vs. Semifinal 2 winner (10 ET, ESPN) Toronto & GTA Tennis Celebrity Toronto & GTA World
Edmonton Journal
2 days ago
- Sport
- Edmonton Journal
Raptors top seed for NBA Summer League playoffs thanks to prized rookie
The summer edition of the Toronto Raptors had many star pupils, but the most intriguing has been Collin Murray-Boyles. Article content The ninth selection of last month's NBA draft missed the first game, but helped lead the team to three victories after that opening blowout over Chicago, including Thursday night's plodding 81-69 win over Golden State. Article content Toronto earned the top seed for the playoffs, which includes only four teams and has been extremely impressive. Article content Article content Fourth-seed Sacramento will take on Toronto at 4 ET while No. 2 Oklahoma City plays No. 3 Charlotte two hours later. The championship game goes Sunday at 10 ET. Article content Article content Six teams actually went 4-0, but these four advanced due to tiebreak procedures, leading with point differential. Toronto's ranked fourth in both points per game and fewest allowed in Las Vegas. The Raptors forced more than 25 turnovers a game, a ridiculous number even considering many Summer League opponents lack strong guard play and/or familiarity with each other. Article content While most squads shut down top prospects after two or three games, Toronto has made a point of taking aim at a summer title and letting its youngsters get lots of minutes. Article content Murray-Boyles has led the way. After a rusty start in his first game action in weeks due to a minor injury, the former South Carolina star got his fouls and turnovers under control in a dominant defensive effort against Denver, then went off for 20 points and was +22 in a game where almost every other player struggled mightily on offence (Murray-Boyles went 8-for-13, his teammates a combined 27% from the floor). Article content Article content Murray-Boyles also grabbed six offensive rebounds, his second monster game on the offensive glass of the tournament and four steals. Article content Saturday, July 19 Article content
National Post
2 days ago
- Sport
- National Post
Raptors top seed for NBA Summer League playoffs thanks to prized rookie
The summer edition of the Toronto Raptors had many star pupils, but the most intriguing has been Collin Murray-Boyles. Article content The ninth selection of last month's NBA draft missed the first game, but helped lead the team to three victories after that opening blowout over Chicago, including Thursday night's plodding 81-69 win over Golden State. Article content Article content Toronto earned the top seed for the playoffs, which includes only four teams and has been extremely impressive. Article content Fourth-seed Sacramento will take on Toronto at 4 ET while No. 2 Oklahoma City plays No. 3 Charlotte two hours later. The championship game goes Sunday at 10 ET. Article content Six teams actually went 4-0, but these four advanced due to tiebreak procedures, leading with point differential. Toronto's ranked fourth in both points per game and fewest allowed in Las Vegas. The Raptors forced more than 25 turnovers a game, a ridiculous number even considering many Summer League opponents lack strong guard play and/or familiarity with each other. Article content While most squads shut down top prospects after two or three games, Toronto has made a point of taking aim at a summer title and letting its youngsters get lots of minutes. Article content Murray-Boyles has led the way. After a rusty start in his first game action in weeks due to a minor injury, the former South Carolina star got his fouls and turnovers under control in a dominant defensive effort against Denver, then went off for 20 points and was +22 in a game where almost every other player struggled mightily on offence (Murray-Boyles went 8-for-13, his teammates a combined 27% from the floor). Article content Article content Article content Murray-Boyles also grabbed six offensive rebounds, his second monster game on the offensive glass of the tournament and four steals. Article content Saturday, July 19 Article content
National Post
2 days ago
- Sport
- National Post
Seven year anniversary of Raptors Kawhi Leonard trade weird with Masai Ujiri gone
Seven years after the biggest trade in Toronto Raptors history, Kawhi Leonard is long gone, but not forgotten, and now that's the case for the man who led the team at the time too. Article content And it feels a bit strange. Masai Ujiri's recent dismissal makes this the oddest anniversary of the blockbuster, ballsy move, which changed everything for the franchise. Article content Article content On July 18, 2018, the San Antonio Spurs abandoned what they had believed would be the transition from a glorious Tim Duncan-led era, to one propelled by Kawhi Leonard. Leonard had grown disenchanted by the Spurs over the handling of a serious injury, but was eyeing a return home to Los Angeles. The Spurs preferred to send him somewhere else and Ujiri's right-hand man Bobby Webster (now the boss of the Raptors while a search for a new president continues) went way back with Spurs counterpart Brian Wright, helping talks progress to an eventual deal. Article content Leonard and long-time teammate Danny Green, plus $5 million U.S. in cash would go to Toronto for iconic Raptor DeMar DeRozan, young centre Jakob Poeltl and a protected 2019 first-round pick which became a decent pro in Keldon Johnson. Article content It was a shocking transaction, much like its rivals for the biggest trades in Toronto sporting history like Roberto Alomar and Joe Carter for Tony Fernandez and Fred McGriff, the Vince Carter giveaway to New Jersey, the Doug Gilmour from Calgary heist or Wendel Clark for Mats Sundin. Article content The Raptors had just won a franchise-record 59 games and earned top seed in the conference for the first time, DeRozan was as popular an athlete as anyone in Toronto and tops in many categories in the Raptors' record book. Even though a sweep at the hands of LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers in Round 2 of the playoffs had been devastating and led to Nick Nurse replacing Dwane Casey as head coach, Nurse had been talking to media just days before the trade in Las Vegas about plans to get DeRozan to defend and all indications were the roster would be kept mostly intact. Article content Article content 'He's totally down, he's got the ability physically (to defend), he knows what he's doing. We've got to make a plan and a long-term plan and stick with it a little bit,' Nurse had told Postmedia about DeRozan about a week before the trade. Article content Article content DeRozan had famously received some assurance from Ujiri that nothing was cooking and was left blind-sided, hurt and shocked. Parts of the fanbase are still angry about the decision, despite the results and even DeRozan had said they could have won with him too with James leaving the conference. Article content 'When you get a chance to get a top-five player — which isn't very often — I think you have to jump on it. I think we've given a chance to his team, we tried to build it up as much as we can but, at this point, we got to this level, this opportunity came in front of us and we had to jump on it,' Ujiri said at a media conference post-deal. Article content 'I understand DeMar. He was unbelievably loyal to us. I've never seen anything like this … He has no fault, (but) our team is just not at that level. We keep pounding on the same thing over and over again. I think if we look at ourselves honestly … we have to do something different.'
USA Today
2 days ago
- Sport
- USA Today
Collin Murray-Boyles leads Raptors to summer league semis with 20-point performance
Collin Murray-Boyles neared a double-double on Thursday, leading the Toronto Raptors to a win and a spot in the semifinals of the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas, Nevada. Murray-Boyles produced a game-high 20 points, nine rebounds, four steals and two assists in an 81-69 victory over the Golden State Warriors at the Pavilion. He went 8 of 13 from the field, including 1 of 3 from 3-point range, and was a plus-22 in nearly 25 minutes on the court. The ninth pick notched a summer league-high in scoring with the performance, accounting for 12 points alone in the first half. He did the majority of his work in the paint, either by getting downhill and finishing at the rim or cleaning up missed shots for easy putbacks. Murray-Boyles is averaging 12.7 points, 6.3 rebounds, 2.3 steals and two assists on 60.9% shooting from the field in three appearances with the Raptors. He missed the Raptors' first game in the desert on July 11 due to a left adductor strain. The 20-year-old has looked increasingly more comfortable with each appearance, culminating with his best outing on Thursday. He has showcased himself at a high level as a player who can impact games on both ends of the court, thanks to his intensity and instincts. Murray-Boyles and the Raptors (4-0) earned a spot in the semifinals as one of the top teams after four games of action. They will face the Sacramento Kings on Saturday (4 p.m. EDT, ESPN).
