Book cover for We the Raptors: 30 Players, 30 Stories, 30 Years by Eric Smith and Andrew Bricker

We the Raptors

30 Players, 30 Stories, 30 Years

2025 Released
336 Pages
6-7 Hours
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Simon & SchusterISBN 9781668069318

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We the Raptors: Thirty Players, Thirty Stories, Thirty Years is about the grinders, glue guys, bench heroes, and more. Alvin Williams, José Calderón, T. J. Ford, Jonas Valanciunas, Danny Green—whether regular or part-time starters, role players, key cogs, or even short-term stars—all of them felt blessed to call Canada home.

Eric Smith

Eric Smith has been working at Sportsnet and Sportsnet 590 the FAN, covering the Raptors in some capacity, for nearly thirty years. He has also done work for Global TV sports, as their Raptors/NBA analyst, and he has appeared on CNN, NBA TV, CBC Newsworld, and more. For over twenty years, he has been the radio voice for Toronto Raptors radio broadcasts and a full-time sports talk radio host. When he is not working on the radio, Smith jumps over to TV, often appearing on the pre-game and post-games shows for the Raptors broadcasts on Sportsnet and appears regularly on NBA TV Canada. He also spent seven years as the pre-game and halftime host and sideline reporter for Sportsnet’s Raptors coverage.

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Andrew Bricker

Andrew Bricker is an associate professor of English literature at Ghent University. We the Raptors is his first book about basketball.

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