TORONTO – The Toronto Raptors will hold their training camp in Montreal ahead of the upcoming NBA season.
The Raptors announced Wednesday that the camp will run from Oct. 1-5 at the Université du Québec à Montréal sports center.
This will be the Raptors’ first training camp in Montreal and second in Quebec City after preparing for the 2019-20 season in Quebec City.
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“Montreal’s passion and enthusiasm for basketball and the Raptors is undeniable,” Raptors head coach Darko Rajaković said in a statement.
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“We are looking forward to spending the week in such a beautiful location and soaking up the city’s atmosphere and culture. This is an important week of basketball for our team and UQAM provides us with an ideal setting to prepare for the upcoming season.”
To conclude the week in Montreal, Toronto hosts the Washington Wizards on October 6 at the Bell Centre as part of this year’s NBA Canada Series.
The Raptors also released the remainder of their five-game preseason schedule.
Toronto will travel to Washington on Oct. 11, followed by a home-and-home game against the Boston Celtics on Oct. 13 (in Boston) and Oct. 15 (in Toronto) before flying to Brooklyn on Oct. 18 for a preseason finale against the Nets.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 31, 2024.
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