Basketball

Ja’Kobe Walter felt like it was time for a change. Soon after his up and down rookie season ended, the Raptors guard wanted to shake things up and so he chopped off his trademark locks. The dreads that Walter had been sporting since his high school days in his hometown of McKinney, Texas are no more.

This Toronto Raptors front office has always understood the value of Jakob Poeltl and that hasn’t changed, even without the man in charge, Josh Lewenberg writes.

After 12 memorable years at the helm of Canada’s lone NBA franchise, Masai Ujiri's iconic tenure has come to an end, as Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment announced it was parting ways with the team president and vice-chairman on Friday.

If the goal is to build a playoff team and not look out of place once they get back there, Toronto is going to need players like the South Carolina sophomore, Josh Lewenberg writes.

Multiple league sources have confirmed to TSN that the ninth pick is believed to be available as Toronto looks to upgrade its roster with established players, Josh Lewenberg writes.

Oklahoma City is -5 at FanDuel this morning. Despite struggling to cover the spread on the road this postseason, the current number makes the Thunder the fifth-biggest NBA Finals favourite since the merger.

Two teams remain, one was a slam dunk, and one was from beyond half-court. Wesley Cheng goes through his standard three predictions per series and highlight some specific markets available on FanDuel.

If Raptors president Masai Ujiri looking to make a big splash, this might be the summer to do it. Many league insiders are anticipating an active off-season. With several underperforming teams in need of a shakeup, there could be multiple star players on the move.

Welcome to the parity era of the NBA. With the defending champion Boston Celtics eliminated, a new Larry O’Brien Trophy winner will be anointed for a seventh-straight season.