Toronto Raptors Rumors
Adam Himmelsbach: Brad Stevens said he didn’t say anything to the Raptors coaching staff prior to the All-Star game about Kemba being limited. Cs sense was that he was OK.
Gina Mizell: When asked about Devin Booker’s offensive prowess, Toronto coach Nick Nurse did not point to Booker’s scoring. He highlighted Booker’s crafty ability to create #Suns
Lakers favorites to land Markieff Morris
Shams Charania: The Los Angeles Lakers have emerged as a frontrunner to sign Markieff Morris, league sources tell @The Athletic @Stadium. Toronto has also expressed interest in Morris.
With NBA and EuroLeague players missing, but also Sacramento Kings assistant Igor Kokoskov making his debut in the Serbian national team bench and Toronto Raptors‘ Sergio Scariolo returning for a few days in the old continent in order to coach Spain once again, the Eurobasket 2021 qualifiers started with the favorites prevailing. Spain got the road win in Romania (84-71) and Serbia did the same in Finland (80-58) behind 19 points by Miroslav Raduljica.
Ryan Wolstat: Nick Nurse said the new rules for the all-star game ending made it tough to gauge time and figure out subbing patterns. That’s why he had ending group out for so long for Team Giannis.
