Toronto Raptors

How the lottery lost its cool

Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE/Getty Images Nobody has done better at it than the Cleveland Cavaliers, but even they don't swear by the lottery. It’s a weird kind of party, the NBA draft lottery.

Grange: Winning the only solution for Raptors

Bryan Colangelo Out As Raptors GM

Marc Stein discusses the Raptors' decision to remove Bryan Colangelo from his role as general manager.

Colangelo out as Raptors GM, still president

Bryan Colangelo is still president of the Toronto Raptors, but he's no longer the club's general manager.

Phil Jackson using Raptors as pawns to secure top job with Lakers?

Toronto offering $2 million for Ujiri?

UPDATE: Toronto's interest in Denver's vice president of basketball operations Masai Ujiri is real. Very real. Here's the latest on the Raptors' efforts to woo the Nuggets' highly regarded executive north of the border.

Ben McLemore

He's 6-5. He shoots like Ray Allen. He dunks on people. He's a candidate to be the top overall pick in the 2013 NBA draft. And yet, he still gets confused, now and again, with that guy who raps about thrift stores.

Colangelo Out As Raptors GM, Still President

Advanced stats reveal lottery team needs

There will be plenty of time to project picks as the draft nears, but here is a quick capsule on each lottery team’s biggest needs from an advanced stat perspective. Charlotte Bobcats Need: Defensive presence The Bobcats were the worst defensive team in the league during the regular season, allowing the most points per play.