Josh Lewenberg: Siakam: “If you don’t have a good game I feel like the next game you gotta bounce-back. Its always my mentality in life.” “You have games that you feel like you didnt do well, you can either sit all night & cry about it or you can move on, go to the next game & try to do better”
Toronto Raptors Rumors
Josh Lewenberg: Nurse on the Raps players that returned from the H&S protocols last month: “Those guys all to a person, to a man were saying they didn’t feel quite right. They felt like they could play but they just didn’t feel quite right out there after they came back, and I think that showed”
Doug Smith: The hits keep coming for the Raptors DeAndre’ Bembry now out tonight with hamstring tightness, Paul Watson is also a no-go for health and safety reasons
Part of the Blazers’ calculus in swapping Trent for Powell was projecting their former second-round pick’s next salary to average around $15 million annually, only for Trent to largely play backup minutes to McCollum. Powell’s number is expected to be around $20 million, according to league sources polled by B/R, yet he’s played as the Blazers’ third starting guard, capable of defending opposing small forwards.
Josh Lewenberg: Lowry on Trent: “Honestly, I think he’s gonna be a really good player. He’s a better shooter than I thought he was. He can really shoot the ball, and he makes tough shots… He’s a tough shot-maker. I think his confidence continues to build & we’re gonna need him to be that guy.”
Josh Lewenberg: Lowry on Siakam turnover: “He was about to make a pass and he decided to go. It happens. It’s a mistake that happened and it happens. It’s a tough situation but we can’t dwell on it. It is what it is. He double-dribbled and that was that.”
Josh Lewenberg: Khem Birch: “Playing for this team means a lot to me. Me and my dad used to watch a lot of Toronto Raptors games growing up… This is a surreal moment for me. I can’t even put it into words. I’m so happy to be here right now.”
