Rumors

Josh Lewenberg: Darko on CMB: “Getting to understand who he is as a person & what he’s about made me fall in love with this guy. He’s an amazing human being… We’re so lucky to have him.” Plan for summer is to keep getting stronger/faster to sustain full season, develop face-up game + shooting

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Michael Grange: Darko Rajakovic has a long list of things that Collin Murray-Boyles will be tasked with over the summer, but shooting is down the list: “He's going to obviously be working on his shooting, but I'm not putting prime on that in his development at this point.”

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Vivek Jacob: Darko Rajakovic and his family has donated US$79,761 across SickKids Hospital in Toronto, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, and the University Children's Hospital in Belgrade. Raptors had 2,417 assists this season, Rajakovic had committed to US$33/assist.

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Josh Lewenberg: Per Darko, Brandon Ingram injured his heel in late March and was playing through pain late in the season and into the playoffs. He said so much of this season, for BI, was about staying healthy and being on the floor, but this summer will be about taking his game to the next level.

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Josh Lewenberg: Rajakovic said Ingram is going to see a specialist this week to learn more about the treatment plan for his heel injury. Re: Quickley's hamstring, same injury as Doncic, will miss a couple more weeks but shouldn't impact his summer. Expects both to be back on court in 3-4 weeks

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Josh Lewenberg: Scottie Barnes is now down to 58% of his final form, per Darko. "I just realized there is more room for growth." 😂 Rajakovic said the plan this summer is for Barnes to focus on his skill development, off the dribble moves, finishing at the rim, and continue working on his shooting.

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Josh Lewenberg: Darko on Gradey Dick: "Whatever happened this year he needs to learn from that experience & come back ready to contribute next year & that means on both ends of the floor. Defensively, he needs to take a big step & he needs to be more consistent as a shooter... We believe in him"

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Josh Lewenberg: Rajakovic on his former boss Ujiri: "Really excited for Masai. Really happy for him. Masai is 1 of the best leaders in the business. Him getting an opportunity to be with Dallas is great. I think he's going to do an amazing job. Looking forward to see him around more on the road"

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‪Eric Koreen‬: "For this stage, I think he gave it all. ... I think he made a huge stride. I sound like a broken record, but this is not the best version of Scottie we're going to see." - Darko

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“Before we start, I just want to really credit the Raptors,” Atkinson prefaced his postgame press conference. “Darko [Rajakovic] and his staff did an unbelievable job. They gave us all we could handle. That's a heck of a team over there, and they've got a bright future. They confirmed who we thought they were all season. So just respect — respect for their coaching staff, that group of players over there.”

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Josh Lewenberg: Darko Rajakovic, ahead of his team's Game 7, missing 2 starters: "We've gotta dig very deep. We've gotta find a way. If we lose the game tonight, there's no practice tomorrow, there is not another game tomorrow. So, we've gotta (find) our last energy tonight."

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Michael Grange: Cavs head coach Kenny Atkinson likes to make baseball analogies ‘hit singles’ etc. Darko Rajakovic: “I know nothing of baseball”

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Josh Lewenberg: Darko said he envisioned RJ Barrett knocking down a big shot in this game. “Call me crazy, call me psychic, but I saw this one coming tonight… It’s surreal.” “I know it was (in the air for) half a second but it felt like an eternity”

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Josh Lewenberg: Darko Rajakovic: “That was a fun one, right? Thank God.”

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