Doug Smith is a Sports Reporter at the Toronto Star. With over two decades of experience covering the Toronto Raptors, he specializes in basketball and the NBA, while also delving into themes of competitive sports and sports business. Doug's work has been featured in numerous outlets, including Yahoo News and The San Diego Union-Tribune.
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By: Doug Smith
In this week’s mailbag, Doug Smith fields questions on hypothetical NBA rules, Raptors and NBA trade talk, Boucher, the coach and much more.
By: Doug Smith
The need might be short-lived with Barnes and Quickley practising again
By: Doug Smith
The Seattle Storm and Atlanta Dream will play Aug. 16 at Vancouver’s Rogers Arena, pre-dating arrival of the Toronto Tempo to begin the 2026 season.
By: Doug Smith
Early struggles at home Monday force coach Darko Rajakovic into several unusual lineup combinations, to no avail.
Nancy Adams grew comfortable sharing her Compton townhome during the COVID-19 pandemic when she rented spare bedrooms to traveling nurses.
By: Doug Smith
Injuries and illness force the Raptors to field their youngest starting lineup.
By: Doug Smith
Shead should be the primary backup point guard until he plays himself out of the job, writes Doug Smith.
Quickley has played just 68 minutes this season, but an injury-riddled campaign hasn't been a total loss.
By: Doug Smith
In this weekend’s mailbag, Doug Smith takes questions on what makes the elite players special, a creative NBA rule change, Raptors struggles and more.
By: Doug Smith
Ex-Raptor Fred VanVleet almost shut out in first action as an opponent at Scotiabank Arena.
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