Masai Ujiri’s TRUE Thoughts Revealed – MPJ Speaks Out on the Jontay Porter Situation | Raptors News
With the Raptors currently on an extended losing streak a report has come out that reveals the truth about how messiou jury and members of the front office have felt about how this second half of the season has gone because obviously following the trade deadline even though Pascal and ogan anobi were
Dealt away the Raptors had hopes of making the play in tournament making a push in the playoffs and you know surprising some teams in the second half of the season that’s obviously not how it’s shaken out now we have actual details in terms of how the front office
Is kind of feeling about this second half of this year so we’ll discuss that including an update regarding oay abaji his injury and how the front office is feeling about his progression and development after we’re not sure if he’s going to return for the rest of the season and Michael Porter Jr speaking
Out on his brother’s Scandal or reports from WJ about him potentially gambling on games and then also a former Toronto Raptor absolutely going crazy lately so lots of stuff to syar teeth into but before we dive into that folks again if you want to stay up to date with everything regarding this Toronto
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The first topic of discussion because we have some updates regarding oai abaji who is a guy that from the eye test has impressed me the three-point shot hasn’t really been that consistent hasn’t really been that great but he has done some things which makes me exciting apparently the Raptor’s front office
Agrees and now we’re getting some assessments especially regarding his injury which we’ll also give an update on basically uh this come from the Toronto Star it wasn’t two days ago that a key member of the team hierarchy agreed with the assessment that all that of all the players at the end of the
Raptor season oai abaji has been miles better the most interesting Prospect it wasn’t a stretch to imagine him being a regular rotation player next season if he spent the summer shooting a th000 three-pointers a day and giving him all the minutes and responsibility at the end of this season was crucial so then
To hear about the crash on the Court Wednesday and we could hear the thud at the top of the lower bull according to Doug Smith it was a terrible break and if he misses even a chunk of the final nine games X-rays were negative but more
Tests have to be done and you can’t imagine how sore and bruised he’ll be at the very least and that’s the loss opportunity that he needs so basically what’s come out regarding II’s injury because it did look bad it looked scary from the broadcast just looking at it on
TV but the x-rays came back negative so there is a chance he might not be out for the ENT entire year but just because you know his hip didn’t break or something didn’t Smash in his lower body still doesn’t mean he’s immediately going to return those deep Bone bruises
Can be serious can be extremely painful so it’s not a guarantee he’ll be back but it’s not a guarantee he’ll be out for the entire year so that’s kind of the update that’s the latest we have on aaji but it’s interesting that the front office is looking at him as the prospect
That’s definitely the most intriguing and looking at these games again he’s not a perfect player by any means by any stretch of the imagination here at this point obviously grd dick you kind of know what you’re getting out of Grady dick we’ve had a season to sort of watch
Him grow and develop but aachi’s kind of a little bit unpredictable again he’s super athletic he has the goodlooking form and he’s in theory a solid three-point shooter but defensively he brings a lot he can he’s had some nasty dunks for this team you know in the
Second half of this year a guy with a lot of potential and I’m happy was sort of a piece in that Kelly oin trade you know to even though we get rid of a first a late first round pick I think aaji was a really nice pickup for this
Toronto Raptor group so you know hopefully he’s healthy it’ll be nice to get him again some more reps to close out this season unfortunate timing for the injury but the more reps he gets and then obviously in the offseason improving that jump shot he could definitely be a solid piece for this
Team’s future but that article went on to discuss messai you jury in the front office’s real thoughts true thoughts on how the second half of the season has performed as I mentioned at the beginning of this one right the Raptors had expectations of being a team that
Was going to be in the play and push was going to be sort of trying to make a run wasn’t trying to lose games and for all the jokes I make about the tank and stuff like that again it’s not the Raptors actively trying to lose games I
Say that on every video and people still complain in the comments and stuff about the tank animation it’s just we’re rooting for this team to lose at this point we want that draft pick and stuff again we want this team to play well we want players on the court to look good
We want the product on the court to look good but the L’s kind of have to rack up if we’re going to stay ahead of the Memphis Grizzlies and maximize our chances at getting that draft pick but how does the front office feel about all this cuz again this this wasn’t the plan
It wasn’t the intention even though they dealt away Pascal and OG and anobi well Doug Smith basically revealed more details onto this so and if LED rakovich again Darko rakovich also mentioned how you know the Raptors the best fans in the world we always want to sort of
Entertain them regardless of the fact that the Raptors are out of the playoff picture now at this point but basically rakovich to mention publicly with very little prompting well another death another death Nell for half a dozen Raptors a half a dozen players who should be fighting for their very
Continued employment employment here here or somewhere else privately coaches and management know how deficient this group is they aren’t horribly bothered by it because as they say it is what it is and they aren’t sweating it a whole lot so that’s a but if they were hoping
To find a 12th guy a 13th guy here to fill in next year’s rosters yet Wednesday games was telling so that’s an interesting sort of quote there that’s an interesting snippet from that article the Raptors are looking at this team much like most of the fan base and
Saying it is what it is now I feel like if the Raptors were fully healthy and we were on this extended losing streak you know the Raptors are taking L after L with RJ barer with Emanuel quickley Scotty Barn zaka perto in the lineup it wouldn’t be that nonchalant attitude of
What can you do you know you throw your hands in there air and you say you’re running a g-league lineup out there what’s really going to happen with this right they would be a little bit concerned s not a little bit concerned seriously concerned because the prospects you’re trying to build this
Organization on the back of can’t beat the Washington Wizard but that hasn’t really been the case this team has not been healthy they’re rebuilding team in the first place and without our sort of key guys and a roster that’s sort of half constructed as is we’re just going
To lose games and even if the Raptors want to make a push want to make things right this season they had to have all the players on the court in order for that to even be a possibility so the fact that basically none of our players
Are out there on the court that are expected to be rotation pieces our consistent guys obviously Kelly and Gary Trent Jr have been out there for most of the lineups but again kind of role players on this m the current roster construction it’s just how it all played
Out and the Raptors can’t really stress it maximize your chances of getting that draft pick and then just see how it goes we have nine games left of this the Raptors don’t have a chance of making the play in or playoffs we’ll see we’ll see how the the rest of the season shake
Out see if we can find one of those 12th or 13th men but also Michael Porter Jr brother of raptor uh jonte Porter has spoken out regarding jonte Porter Scandal now if you’re not familiar we made two videos on on it basically Jon Porter is being investigated by the NBA
For some irregular gambling sort of trends that have gone on regarding jonte Porter stats getting the under as quickly of a summary as possible jonte Porter you can bet on a specific stats and on two nights this season and uh some other speculation and stuff but basically on two nights the season where
Jonte Porter had some prop bets going you could bet under his points his rebounds assists a lot of betting action happened on his under and then jont Porter just randomly left the game with uh illness as well as a minor eye injury so easy excuses to leave the game people
Are speculating into it whether or not you can check out an old Raptor’s dig just video if you want to check out the full details on this but Michael Porter Jr ended up speaking out on the entire situation basically he defended his brother regarding the the gambling investigation saying I know what you
Guys I know what you guys know I know jonte loves the game of basetball he’s been really excited to play with the Toronto Raptors so I know just as much as you guys at this point I know my brother my whole life I know what type
Of dude he is I know he’s excited to play basketball and I highly doubt that he would do anything to put that in Jeopardy so again your brother coming out he’s going to support you regardless but it is still that sort of response is someone that seems a bit genuine again
It’s he’s probably going to support him regardless either Which Way but someone coming out to support jonte saying there’s probably a misunderstanding it doesn’t seem like it’s in the character and that’s what Raptors beat reporters who have been around the team who’ve been in the locker room and stuff said
About jonte he’s a High character high quality dude so the fact that this sort of came out was a big shock to a lot of people and his brother is kind of saying similar things I’m hoping it’s something that as a misunderstanding or weird Bots ended up predicting this I don’t know
What how this gambling space sort of works so I don’t know hopefully it doesn’t come back or there’s no proof there’s no evidence in terms of how things are going on but definitely a serious situation but that’s what mpj basically said on it regarding his brother but the final thing we’re
Discussing in this video is a former Toronto Raptor after going absolutely nuclear at this point and I’ve been given little updates on him over the past month or so because duano Banton has absolutely taken his game to another level after getting traded to the Portland Trailblazers and he’s a guy
That I was extremely high on you know for this Raptor team again given how much we’re tanking this year it would be cool to see him sort of do this on this roster you know see that potential get fulfilled now he left the team there are some speculation some talk that he
Wasn’t happy being at home just solely off the fact you know two made distractions and everything that’s going on but Delano Banton has been on an absolute another level lately basically in his last 16 games for the Portland Trailblazers is averaging 18 points per night five rebounds and four assists per
Game close to a steal close to a block per night pretty efficient shooting he’s also shooting 37% from behind the three-point line we know the athleticism we know the physical intangibles he brings again the assisted turnover ratio is not good the big gripe on Delano
Banton as he turns over the ball a lot and even though he’s a good facilitator 3.4 assists 2.3 steal 2.3 turnovers is a bit tough but again the rest of that statline for a young Player working at the Kings finally getting a big opportunity in the NBA sucks to see it’s
Not with the Trona Raptors but always rooting for the Canadians the former Raptors no matter where they go so folks you guys are the best to make it this far subscribe to the channel if you guys haven’t already again wild season so far we’ll see how it shakes out you guys the
Best I’m signing out cheers
The Toronto Raptors have been on a major losing streak to close out the season and now details have come out regarding how the second half of year has gone. Ben Rogers it all down including an Ochai Agbaji injury update, MPJ speaking out on the Jontay Porter situation and former Raptors Dalano Banton going nuclear lately.
SHOW INDEX:
0:00 Toronto Raptors News
1:14 Ochai Agbaji Injury Update
3:46 Masai Ujiri’s TRUE THOUGHTS Revealed
6:51 MPJ Speaks Out on the Jontay Porter Situation
8:57 Former Raptor Going Nuclear
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25 Comments
1st, snitches.
Of course MPJ is going to defend his brother.. He's family. This doesn't mean anything.
Where is marcel martin??? We need the live games.
Masai: "play in for what?"
Porter is a scapegoat. He did it but Nba gonna take heat off their own cheating.
The Raptors looking for a guy like Dalano Banton OMG and WTF ? Are our coaches so inferior to the Portland Blazers coaches that they didn't see the potential in 6'9" point guard and give him the opportunity that Portland did. I am so angry with this !!!!
Whoa Ben slow down.
Raps playbook is out of date, even the home game intros, they need to switch it up
dalano banton is getting 18-30 shots a game, his 3 pt shooting percentage is still bad, and his overall shooting percentage is 43. basically he is a volume shooter with poor efficiency
The league should probably investigate Bruce Brown too. He's been inexplicably bad lately and all those missed layups are hilariously awful.
If we keep a top 6 pick and Williams is still on the board, should we draft him? He's a 6'8" wing and supposed to be even better than his brother who is having a breakout season with OKC. Similar wingspan but 3-4" taller and has a two way game similar to PG13. He's currently ranked the best SF in the draft.
Where is the info coming from… Raptors news here is about as credible as trumps truth social lol… Local media has been proven that they have zero inside track… Doug Smith is a joke to the rest of the nba press
Masai personally destroyed this franchise
The NBA won't be able to prove anything unless there is direct evidence relating to Jontay's personal finance records or phone tracking evidence (calls, texts). As long as the Raptors team doctors confirm Jontay's injury and illness are both factual this is a nothing burger brought on by DraftKings Sportsbook who are upset over some money that they lost. DraftKings Sportsbook shouldn't be making every little detail of a NBA game a betting particular ie Prop Bets. I see Jontay being vindicated at the end of the NBA's investigation and Prop Bets are already being talked about for elimination in the NCAA basketball arena. Too much gambling ruins the game- the NBA got in bed with the devil (gambling) all for money. Innocent until PROVEN guilty.
Get used to loosing! Raptors arent doing jackbfor 3+ years!
Known my brother my whole life 😂
Blanton is trash 😂
The Raps have crashed and burned with such ferocity that seeing them return to respectability seems impossible. The only thing keeping this team in Toronto is a strong fan base otherwise I’d say the deplorable management of this team would send the franchise to another city. Imagine paying Ujuri $17m per year to floor this shambled inferior team. I don’t even know half of these players and couldn’t care to know them. The final insult is a team where you can’t even pronounce the names. A complete failure.
Big Ben … WHAT TIME IS IT!!!!!!!!
It is what it is. And it is shiiiit!
Ochai Agbaji likely threw out his lower back. Unless they can put it back in place he will be injured for life. Happened to me in the early 90's. And it still hurts.
The last 10 moves killed us.
Raptor Fans should boycott until Masai is fired!!!!
fire masai
All u fans complain about a rebuilt are just pure goofballs