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Josh Lewenberg: Collin Murray-Boyles on Kawhi Leonard: “Watching him workout, it’s mesmerizing. He’s been in the league this long and he’s still doing all the little things, still pushing himself to the max. It’s amazing to see for a young player.”
Josh Lewenberg: A slimmed-down Collin Murray-Boyles told us that he lost a bunch of body fat running this summer and is already noticing the difference on the court. “I definitely feel it. I can feel the explosiveness more now. Just feel more bouncy, more energetic.” CMB has also been working on 3pt shooting. Was an emphasis this summer. Feels he’s made progress, thinks it’ll help him space the floor/play the 4 next to Poeltl. “Just getting a ton of reps. That was the biggest thing to get confidence. My shot wasn’t broken I just didn’t shoot”
Blake Murphy: Darko Rajakovic says Collin Murray-Boyles will see time at both the four and five, potentially even alongside Jakob Poeltl. (Pretty clear how the smaller lineups will function, that pairing will be interesting to see what they can do spacing-wise.) 1/2
Josh Lewenberg: Webster on Collin Murray-Boyles' offseason: "CMB is great, man. People have probably seen some of the videos. He's a lean, mean fighting machine."
NBA Trade Machine: Donte DiVincenzo was part of 10.6% of the trades built on HoopsMatic over the past 24 hours. Of those trades, his top destinations were Memphis (12.3%), New Orleans (11.7%), and Toronto (11.7%). The most common players sent back for him were Collin Murray-Boyles (11.1%), Ja'Kobe Walter (7.6%), and Trayce Jackson-Davis (7.6%).
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Collin Murray-Boyles: "If we stay healthy, I think we're a top-three team in the East for sure. Obviously, the East got way deeper this year, but I think that we're up there with the best of the best. If we can stay consistent, I think we had a very young team last year. A lot of our pieces that were playing in the playoffs, that was their first time. So, just everybody taking what we learned from the playoffs, how we approach each game, the things that we didn't do as well that we needed to do, just carry that through this whole season. And adding the playoff experience from Kawhi is going to be tremendous for everybody's growth."
Marc Stein: The Raptors say Collin Murray-Boyles has changed his jersey number from No. 12 to No. 30 … same as he wore at South Carolina.
Josh Lewenberg: The Raptors’ Summer League roster features sophomores Collin Murray-Boyles, Alijah Martin and Chucky Hepburn, as well as rookies Allen Graves and Jaden Bradley. Will be coached by Ivo Simovic
The Raptors’ Summer League roster features sophomores Collin Murray-Boyles, Alijah Martin and Chucky Hepburn, as well as rookies Allen Graves and Jaden Bradley. Will be coached by Ivo Simovic.
— Josh Lewenberg (@jlewenberg.bsky.social) 2026-07-02T19:03:39.214Z
The deal came together over the past 48 hours. Per sources, the two sides engaged in elevated discussions over the weekend but seemingly came to an impasse on Sunday as the Clippers were asking for more than the Raptors were willing to give: three first-round picks and some of the Raptors' top young players. The Raptors turned away requests for all-NBA rookie Collin Murray-Boyles and breakout second-year wing Ja’Kobe Walter. Even as negotiations picked up on Monday, one league source suggested that the Clippers were trying to extract second-year point guard Jamal Shead. No dice.
Michael Grange: Plenty of noise around Leonard/Clippers/Raptors *potential* deal, but my understanding is second-year wing Ja’Kobe Walter would NOT be part of any deal the Raptors might make, per sources. It almost goes without saying prize rookie Colin Murray-Boyles is off limits also:
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Michael Grange: Plenty of noise around Kawhi Leonard/Clippers/Raptors *potential* deal, but my understanding is second-year wing Ja’Kobe Walter would NOT be part of any deal the Raptors might make, per sources. It almost goes without saying prize rookie Colin Murray-Boyles is off limits also:
NBA Communications: The 2025-26 Kia NBA All-Rookie Second Team: Ace Bailey, @utahjazz Jeremiah Fears, @PelicansNBA Collin Murray-Boyles, @Raptors Derik Queen, @PelicansNBA Maxime Raynaud, @SacramentoKings
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.”
Josh Lewenberg: Collin Murray-Boyles said his nagging thumb injury has felt better the past month or so, but doesn't sound like it's fully healed. He'll talk to the trainers and maybe see a hand specialist before determining a treatment plan. Will he need surgery? "We'll see. Pray I don't."
