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The Toronto Raptors are not ready to make a win-now move by pursuing Joel Embiid in trade talks with the Philadelphia 76ers this summer

Philadelphia 76ers' Joel Embiid, center, goes up for a shot between Toronto Raptors' Scottie Barnes, left, and Immanuel Quickley during the first half of an NBA basketball game, T

Philadelphia 76ers point guard Tyrese Maxey left the team's matchup against the Portland Trail Blazers early in the third quarter Monday night as he took a bad fall and landed directly on his back. Despite having trainers on the floor with him who were tending to the injury,

Their big offseason acquisition of nine-time All-Star Paul George has not panned out as expected, and former MVP center Joel Embiid has been hurt for the majority of the season. Embiid, 30, has played just 19 games this season,

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Jaylen Brown, Al Horford and Jrue Holiday are all out, but that won’t stop the defending champs. Drew Peterson and Neemias Queta will enter the starting lineup, but look for Payton Pritchard off the bench. He had 43 points, 10 rebounds and five assists last night. White had 41 points as well.

LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers probably won’t rush to sign an aging point guard in the offseason, no matter how the 2024-25 campaign ends. However, from a leadership perspective, landing an ex-Toronto Raptors NBA champion guard could benefit the franchise next season.

There’s no honour among tankers. The Raptors aren’t being subtle, but to keep pace with the teams around them at the bottom of the standings they can’t afford to be.

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The Toronto Raptors are not ready to make a win-now move by pursuing Joel Embiid in trade talks with the Philadelphia 76ers this summer

Philadelphia 76ers point guard Tyrese Maxey left the team's matchup against the Toronto Raptors early in the third quarter Monday night as he took a bad fall and landed directly on his back. Despite having trainers on the floor with him who were tending to the injury, he walked off on his own and gingerly headed toward the locker room.