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By today the Raptors had to come to a decision on picking up Colangelo's option as the franchise's general manager and decision maker.

Throughout the NBA playoffs, where we Raptor fans are left to wallow, Raptors Republic brings you the 100 Words Series.

TSN's Jack Armstrong offers his thoughts on Dwyane Wade 's physical status, Jonas Valanciunas well-deserved rookie honour, the abilities of Jerry Sloan, Tony Parker 's leadership and Andrew Wiggins.

It's welcome news to learn of JV's election to the All-Rookie Second Team. The Toronto Raptors have not had a lot of standout rookies , so we need to go back to Chris Bosh, MoPete and Vince to find All-Rookie Raps who truly panned out.

There is the odd moment in the NBA where things can change. With the entire basketball world balancing delicately at these crucial moments, small changes can create completely different universes, all of which henceforth exist parallel to one another.

Jonas Valanciunas of the Toronto Raptors, left, was named Eastern Conference player of the month for March.

Toronto Raptors centre Jonas Valanciunas has posted back-to-back 18-point efforts this week, raising his season averages to 7.6 points and 5.7 rebounds per game.

A quick glance at the season-ending roster of the Toronto Raptors does not inspire hope for next season.

Continuing their off-season analysis of the season that was, RaptorsHQ busts out its latest edition of their "Raptors Media Roundtable." In this first part, the crew summarizes the 2012-13 campaign, and gives their take on the end of season swoon and the futures of Colangelo and Casey.

In a season where there was optimism and hope , people thought this would be the year where they, after a long absence, be making a return into the NBA postseason.

But as much fun as it is to preview a season, it's also fun to look back and see what actually happened.

In many ways, choosing a DPoY is the most difficult selection of all. By definition, if you're on defense, you don't have the ball, so there are only a few statistics which are relevant, like blocked shots and defensive rebounds.

Unlike the just-awarded MVP, by definition the Rookie of the Year for the Toronto Raptors has a limited number of nominees.

Which Toronto Raptor has been judged the Most Valuable Player of the past season? To answer that, we need to examine the body of work of our nominees, who are: Apr 19, 2013; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Toronto Raptors center/forward Amir Johnson throws out the first pitch before a game between the New York Yankees and Toronto Blue Jays at the Rogers ... (more)

Let's wrap our examination of the Toronto Raptors' roster with a hard look at the Centre position.

We've heard otherwise from many of MLSE's employees but Adam Francis notes that based on this season, it's hard to be too optimistic about the upcoming one for the Toronto Raptors.

The Toronto Raptors finished this season 10th in the Eastern Conference with a record of 34-48. Though the team didn't make the playoffs this year, their roster boasts a few potential stars and many young players.

Heading into an off-season of uncertainty, Bryan Colangelo said he was certain of two things: the Toronto Raptors will make a run for the playoffs next season, and if he's back as general manager Dwane Casey will remain his head coach.

Toronto Raptors GM Bryan Colangelo speaks at his season end news conference in Toronto on Monday April 22, 2013.