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▲ 52 r/torontoraptors

NBA awards will be handed out over the next week per NBAPR (all-rookie/all-defense/all-nba)

All rookie is tonight, all-defense friday and all-nba on sunday.

I expect cmb to be on one of the two teams, Scottie is a lock for all-defense and all-nba is a coin flip.

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u/EarthWarping — 1 day ago
▲ 71 r/torontoraptors

The Raptors are built to pivot - Samson Folk

This is a comment he made on a pod few weeks ago and I agree.

Their path to contention is to either hope cmb becomes that all star/all nba player + get that lead guard with rim pressure

OR

They trade for that top 15 player to pair with Scottie and build a sound roster around those 2 players.

Their salary table doesnt allow them to really have long view window of drafting + development nor does it for tanking. Its to be a competitive team and pivot off 1-2 of BI/Barrett/IQ.

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u/EarthWarping — 3 days ago
▲ 81 r/nba

[Patterson] Pistons front office's confidence in Bickerstaff "hasn't wavered" following the disappointing end to an impressive season that included earning the No. 1 seed in the East.

>"The Pistons view him as the coach of the future, and the expectation, per league sources, is for Bickerstaff to be around long term," Patterson stated. "He's established meaningful relationships throughout the locker room and has cultivated a culture that the organization believes is sustainable, given the team's youth."

Link https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7242131/2026/05/18/detroit-pistsons-nba-playoffs-2026-offseason-future/

u/EarthWarping — 4 days ago
▲ 5 r/nba

Which player will get the wackiest mvp vote?

most seasons theres always 1-2 players while good are not mvp calibre at get a vote.

Wonder if there are any homer-ish voters that give their marketed player a vote for their seasons. Perhaps KAT?

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u/EarthWarping — 5 days ago
▲ 178 r/nba

[Finkelstein] Morez Johnson Jr. was also one of the combine's biggest risers. Sources told CBS Sports he's now in play in the late lottery, and other teams with picks in the early 20s acknowledged that they no longer expect Johnson to be available there.

Interesting additional non related tidbit

>The Clippers are the one team here that does not have point guard as a positional need after acquiring Darius Garland at the deadline. But the fact that Los Angeles picks at No. 5 means they're farther away from any other options and thus may have a harder time justifying taking someone else with this pick.

>Could this be a place to look for a trade? Many people are wondering that out loud, especially amid so much uncertainty about the Clippers long-term assets as they await the results of the Aspiration investigation. If they are committed to Garland long-term, and the best prospects available don't fit alongside him, it may be logical for them to explore turning this draft pick asset into multiple assets, whether that be by trading down and adding another pick or moving it for multiple other future picks.

https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/2026-nba-draft-combine-intel/

u/EarthWarping — 5 days ago
▲ 2.1k r/nba

The Pistons were ahead by 9 points with 3 min to go in regulation tonight.

They missed their last 5 shots and had a 24 second violation.

One of the worst collapses in recent NBA Playoff history. Detroit will now have to win an elimination game 6 game on the road, to extend the series. No easy task.

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u/EarthWarping — 8 days ago