With a record of 28-15, the Memphis Grizzlies are one of the best teams in the NBA today. The team is only half a game out from being the second seed in the Wes

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The Toronto Raptors remain determined to compete even if it comes at the expense of a top draft pick later this year

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The Minnesota Timberwolves furthered their reputation as the NBA's worst clutch team in a heartbreaking 108-106 loss to the Grizzlies on Monday.

Ja Morant, Jaren Jackson Jr., Zach Edey, and the Grizzlies could all but assure a top-six seed with this January schedule.

The debacle also marked the moment when the Raptors had officially hit rock bottom after being blown out in Memphis — where the host Grizzlies lit up Toronto for 155 points — followed by a woeful home performance against Atlanta when the turnover-prone squad yielded 136 points.

As everyone knows by now, Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler and the Phoenix Suns have the hots for each other. That’s far from the only reason that the All-Star is willing to leave the beach for the desert.

Multiple NBA teams are stepping up as potential facilitators in the ongoing Jimmy Butler trade saga, with the Toronto Raptors among the most notable volunteers, per Marc Stein of The Stein Line.

The Raptors, who are three places off the bottom of the Eastern Conference, grabbed only their 10th win of the season. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Warriors head coach Steve Kerr discussed the team’s approach at the trade deadline and, much like Stephen Curry, focused on improving the team without sacrificing its core. Kerr revealed that the move must address the Warriors’ immediate needs while keeping the team’s future in mind, per ESPN’s Ohm Youngmisuk.