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17 March 2025

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• Toronto Raptors may have found a loophole in NBA anti-tanking rules
  When the 2024-25 NBA season is all said and done, this year's Toronto Raptors will not be remembered as a good basketball team. If you check in with much of the fanbase, however, the wins haven't been exactly welcomed, with many supporters of the team cheering for the team to drop down the league standings for better odds in this May's draft lottery for the No. 1 overall draft pick. With 10 members of the current roster in their first three seasons of the league, Toronto has no shortage of young talent to trot out over the stretch drive of the season. In many recent games, Toronto has opted to sit their starting players in the closing stages, choosing instead to play the youngsters.
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• Simons scores 22, Camara adds 21 as Blazers hit 18 3-pointers and beat the Raptors 105-102
  With the win, Portland moved to within 3.5 games of the Dallas Mavericks for the 10th and final play-in spot in the Western Conference. Deni Avdija finished with 19 points, including two free throws that capped the scoring with 5.1 seconds left, six rebounds and six assists.
• Trail Blazers Beat Toronto in Game That Highlights the NBA's Tanking Mess. There's a Good Solution
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• Toronto Raptors sign centre Castleton to second 10-day contract with NBA club
  The Toronto Raptors signed centre Colin Castleton to a second 10-day contract Sunday. The six-foot-11, 250-pound Castleton started two-of-five games during his first 10-day deal with the club. Castleton has appeared in 31 career games with the Los Angeles Lakers, Memphis and Toronto, He is averaging 2.4 points, 2.1 rebounds and 7.9 minutes over that span. This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 16, 2025.
• ESPN's Brian Windhorst calls out Toronto Raptors for tanking
  The ongoing saga surrounding recently acquired Toronto Raptors forward Brandon Ingram is starting to raise some eyebrows. Ingram was acquired by the Raptors in a trade with the New Orleans Pelicans on deadline day in a move that saw Bruce Brown, Jr., Kelly Olynyk, a first-round pick, and a second-round pick head the other way. This move generated plenty of excitement amongst Raptors fans, as Ingram, who played in the 2020 All-Star Game, has plenty of talent. Despite all the hype, Ingram has yet to play for the Raptors due to a sprained ankle.
• Knicks may swap Mitchell Robinson for $78 million Raptors star this summer
  Despite being a talented Eastern Conference club led by Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns, the New York Knicks have their share of flaws. Regarding their frontcourt depth, Mitchell Robinson's recent health concerns make it difficult for New York to feel confident about their low-post production outside Towns. In free agency, the Knicks could swap Robinson for a Toronto Raptors star center and receive much-needed big-man stability.
• Barnes and Quickley each score 20 points to help Raptors beat Jazz, 126-118
  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Scottie Barnes had 20 points and 10 rebounds, Immanuel Quickley also scored 20 points and the Toronto Raptors beat the Utah Jazz 126-118 on Friday night. A.J. Lawson added 18 points, RJ Barrett had 17 and Orlando Robinson finished with 14 points, 10 rebounds and five assists. Quickley hit a 3-pointer with 43 seconds left that gave Toronto the lead for good at 90-88 and sparked a 16-2 run to make it a 15-point lead — the biggest by either team — with about 8 1/2 minutes to play. Jordan Clarkson led the Jazz, who have lost eight games in a row, with 19 points. Kyle Filipowski had 18 points and 11 rebounds. MORE On Utah Jazz: Luke Kennard, Ja Morant convert late 3-pointers
• Utah Jazz find a new way to feed the tank
  The NBA did not like the way the Utah Jazz's injury report has looked lately, and the Jazz paid a hefty price for displeasing the league. Earlier this week the Jazz were handed a $100,000 fine for violating the league's player participation policy after using the injury report to sit Lauri Markkanen for nine straight games while also limiting the games played by Walker Kessler and a number of others this season. Well, on Friday night, the Jazz found a loophole. Kessler was not on the injury report, was available to play and in uniform.