{"id":16416,"date":"2025-02-13T04:42:43","date_gmt":"2025-02-13T04:42:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/torontotribune.ca\/index.php\/2025\/02\/13\/raptors-head-into-break-with-future-in-mind\/"},"modified":"2025-02-13T04:42:43","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T04:42:43","slug":"raptors-head-into-break-with-future-in-mind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/torontotribune.ca\/index.php\/2025\/02\/13\/raptors-head-into-break-with-future-in-mind\/","title":{"rendered":"Raptors head into break with future in mind"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>TORONTO \u2013 The first half of the Toronto Raptors\u2019 season ended the same way it started \u2014 with a blowout loss at home against the Cleveland Cavaliers.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Donovan Mitchell scored 21 points to lead the Eastern Conference-leading Cavaliers to a 131-108 drubbing of the Raptors on Wednesday at Scotiabank Arena.<\/p>\n<p>It mirrored the 136-106 win Cleveland kicked off the campaign with back in October.<\/p>\n<p>Toronto (17-38) now sits 13th in the Eastern Conference as it heads into all-star weekend at the Golden State Warriors\u2019 Chase Center in San Francisco, while Cleveland (44-10) is comfortably first.<\/p>\n<p>Gradey Dick will be the lone Raptors\u2019 representative in California when he participates in Friday\u2019s rrising stars game.<\/p>\n<p>Cleveland\u2019s Donovan Mitchell, Darius Garland and Evan Mobley were all selected to the all-star game with head coach Kenny Atkinson.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad c-ad--tallSticky\">\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The rest of the Raptors will take an eight-day break before returning for the final 27 games of the season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it\u2019s gonna be important, our mentality and our approach,\u201d head coach Darko Rajakovic said. \u201cWe gotta continue developing. We have a lot of young guys that are getting very valuable minutes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe need to understand and see the big picture of how those guys need to develop and what it\u2019s gonna mean for us in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"l-article__part\" data-shortcode=\"related_videos\">\n<div class=\"l-inlineStories l-inlineStories--video\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"l-inlineStories__title\">Related Videos<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<section id=\"miniplayer-carousel\" class=\"l-videoCarousel l-videoCarousel--embed c-carousel\" data-video-carousel-play-inline=\"true\" data-video-carousel-init=\"false\" aria-label=\"Video carousel contains 10 videos.\">\n<div class=\"l-videoCarousel__inner\">\n<div class=\"l-videoCarousel__featured\">\n<div class=\"c-video c-videoPlay \" data-iframe-receiver=\"\" data-autoplay=\"\" data-displayinline-featured=\"true\" data-displayinline-type=\"video\" data-displayinline-player-id=\"miniplayer\" data-displayinline-video-id=\"11009057\" data-displayinline-ratio=\"16:9\" data-displayinline=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/video\/embed\/playlist\/11009057,10795610,10790121,10431097,10430128,10236068,10216248,10047926,10016252,10011848\/?poster=https%3A%2F%2Fi1.wp.com%2Fmedia.globalnews.ca%2Fvideostatic%2Fnews%2Fbu2d2e305z-31z0m5u31n%2FFRI_INGRAM_SITE_THUMB_070225.jpg%3Fw%3D1200%26%23038%3Bquality%3D70%26%23038%3Bstrip%3Dall#autoplay&amp;stickyiframe=miniplayer\" data-displayinline-playlist=\"11009057,10795610,10790121,10431097,10430128,10236068,10216248,10047926,10016252,10011848\" data-displayinline-sticky=\"true\">\n<div class=\"c-video__inner \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-video__placeholder\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"c-video__image\" alt=\"Click to play video: 'Toronto Raptors adding Brandon Ingram at trade deadline an \u2018important step in the rebuild,\u2019 GM says'\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/media.globalnews.ca\/videostatic\/news\/bu2d2e305z-31z0m5u31n\/FRI_INGRAM_SITE_THUMB_070225.jpg?w=1200&amp;quality=70&amp;strip=all\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, \" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/media.globalnews.ca\/videostatic\/news\/bu2d2e305z-31z0m5u31n\/FRI_INGRAM_SITE_THUMB_070225.jpg?w=450#038;quality=70&amp;strip=all 450w,https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/media.globalnews.ca\/videostatic\/news\/bu2d2e305z-31z0m5u31n\/FRI_INGRAM_SITE_THUMB_070225.jpg?w=720#038;quality=70&amp;strip=all 720w,https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/media.globalnews.ca\/videostatic\/news\/bu2d2e305z-31z0m5u31n\/FRI_INGRAM_SITE_THUMB_070225.jpg?w=1040#038;quality=70&amp;strip=all 1040w,\" data-sizes=\"(min-width: 1040px) 1040px,(min-width: 720px) 720px,450px\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-video__overlay\"><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"c-video__duration\">3:21<\/time><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-video__title\">Toronto Raptors adding Brandon Ingram at trade deadline an \u2018important step in the rebuild,\u2019 GM says<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"l-videoCarousel__glide glide \">\n<div class=\"glide__arrows c-carousel__buttons l-videoCarousel__buttons\" data-glide-el=\"controls\">\n\t<button class=\"glide__arrow glide__arrow--left c-carousel__button c-carousel__prev l-videoCarousel__button l-videoCarousel__prev c-longform-gallery__prev\" data-glide-dir=\"&lt;\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Previous Video<\/span><br \/>\n\t<\/button><br \/>\n\t<button class=\"glide__arrow glide__arrow--right c-carousel__button c-carousel__next l-videoCarousel__button l-videoCarousel__next c-longform-gallery__next\" data-glide-dir=\"&gt;\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Next Video<\/span><br \/>\n\t<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t<button class=\"c-carousel__goto\" data-glide-dir=\"=0\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t<!-- video stream item --><\/p>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Earlier Wednesday, Toronto announced it had signed a multi-year extension with newcomer Brandon Ingram. The deal is reportedly for three years and worth US$120 million.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup\" data-newsletter-inline=\"\">\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"170\" height=\"225\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/wp-content\/themes\/shaw-globalnews\/images\/skyline\/national.jpg\" alt=\"For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen.\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup__content\">\n<h3>Get breaking National news<\/h3>\n<p>For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The Raptors acquired the one-time all-star forward from the New Orleans Pelicans at last Thursday\u2019s trade deadline in exchange for Kelly Olynyk, Bruce Brown, and first- and second-round picks.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad c-ad--tallSticky\">\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The 27-year-old Ingram is nursing a sprained left ankle and said he isn\u2019t sure when he\u2019ll be ready to make his Raptors debut.<\/p>\n<p>When he does, the first order of business will be establishing chemistry with the Raptors\u2019 core players.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to just get out there and play basketball,\u201d Ingram said in a pre-game press conference Wednesday. \u201cIt\u2019s been a while since I\u2019ve been back on the floor. 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He then turned around and played for Raptors 905 of the NBA\u2019s G League on Wednesday morning in Mississauga, Ont.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s learning what it takes to be professional and how to approach every day with the same desire and mentality,\u201d Rajakovic said.<\/p>\n<p>With the game against the Cavaliers well out of hand and the shot clock turned off in the dying seconds, Canadian Cavaliers forward Tristan Thompson scored a garbage-time layup that caught the ire of the Raptors.<\/p>\n<p>After the final buzzer, Shead met Thompson at midcourt while fans loudly booed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think what Tristan did there was no class and disrespectful. I\u2019m not gonna stand for that for sure and I\u2019m really glad that our guys, our players, from Jamal \u2014 who was on the court and Scottie and everybody else \u2014 that they stood up for themselves,\u201d Rajakovic said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI love when my team stands up for themselves.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad c-ad--tallSticky\">\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>It\u2019s that type of spirit the coach hopes will set in daily over the rest of the year \u2014 and into next season, too.<\/p>\n<p>This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 12, 2025.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\n\t\t&amp;copy 2025 The Canadian Press\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script defer src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&#038;appId=318812448281278&#038;version=v3.3\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11016978\/raptors-head-into-break-with-future-in-mind\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TORONTO \u2013 The first half of the Toronto Raptors\u2019 season ended the same way it started \u2014 with a blowout loss at home against the Cleveland Cavaliers. 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