Masai Ujiri wants the Toronto Raptors to bring back DeMar DeRozan and Bismack Biyombo next season.

“I don’t know how possible that is, but honestly, it’s our jobs," said Ujiri. "We have to figure it out. That’s why we’re brought here to do this. Some of the things are more difficult than others. But to me, the approach is, our guys have said that they want to be here. That’s the first step, to build your culture and build your team, and you try to learn how to win and build winning. That attracts players. That makes players want to stay here. That’s the first step. And then, it’s kind of put on my table, and our guys in the front office, to figure it out. We’ll try to figure it out.”

Ujiri said the Raptors have just taken “baby steps” towards becoming a contender. 

“Our number one goal is to bring DeMar back here. We feel great that he wants to come back to our organization. I spoke to him yesterday and his eyes were still red; you could tell, he said he felt empty the next day. Which was telling. Speaking to him and Kyle, they almost felt like we had a game to play still, and that game is not there. There’s that hunger, and you like that, and then now, it’s my part to figure it out. ”

Ujiri was asked about offering DeRozan a max contract.

“I think that question is for later. We’ll have those discussions. Our organization, I think, has showed that we want to win. Those are, I think, negotiations that we’ll have with DeMar and his agent, and we’ll see where it goes.”

Dwane Casey and the Toronto Raptors will soon begin discussions on a contract extension.

Casey helped lead the Raptors to just two wins away from The Finals, winning the first and second round in hardy fought seven-game series.

Casey has one season left on his current contract at the Raptors' option for $4 million next season.

Casey was head coach of the Raptors before Masai Ujiri took the job of general manager, but they have formed a good relationship and the results have suggested general overachievement. 

DeMar DeRozan will be a free agent for the first time in his career and he was asked about whether he thinks he might find a situation better than the Toronto Raptors.

"I don't think so," said DeRozan. "My mindset has always been Toronto... I don't want to switch it up now."

DeRozan has emerged as an All-Star with the Raptors and he figures to command a max contract.

Cleveland destroys Toronto in Game 6 to bring LeBron James to his 6th straight Finals. How impressive is that accomplishment?  For Toronto, what is next this offseason (5:30)?  Should they re-sign DeMar DeRozan to a max deal, how close are they to beating Cleveland, and what might they do with the ninth pick to add to their team?

Boston has more assets than any good team.  We preview their offseason (32:30) and their potential $22 million to $51 million in cap space. Should they go for it this year or keep the powder dry for 2017?  What are the chances Amir Johnson, Jonas Jerebko, Evan Turner, Jared Sullinger, and Tyler Zeller return?  Finally, a brief preview of OKC/GSW Game 6 (58:00).

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Bismack Biyombo would have been suspended for Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals after picking up his fourth Flagrant Foul points of the playoffs.

Biyombo hit the chin of Kevin Love while scoring a basket for the Raptors. After Love went down to the floor, referees reviewed the play and ruled it a flagrant foul penalty 1, which also took away the basket scored by Biyombo.

The NBA could rescind the flagrant foul call after reviewing it further, but the Cavaliers eliminated the Raptors with the win in Game 6.

Kyrie Irving acknowledged the noise in the Air Canada Centre during Games 3 and 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals was a factor in the way he played, leaving him discombobulated.

"It was really, really loud," Irving said late Wednesday. "I know I probably wasn't the only guy that felt that way."

LeBron James openly says the way the Cleveland Cavaliers play starts with Irving.

"It all starts with our floor general," James said after their Game 5 win in Cleveland with Irving sitting beside him.

"I had to take a step back," Irving said.

DeMarre Carroll and Cory Joseph were spotted at the Jack Casino near the Quicken Loans Arena at 2:00 AM on the eve of Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals.

“I didn’t know that,” said Dwane Casey, when told the news. “This has nothing to do with curfew.

“This isn’t why we lost ... This is the NBA, they’re grown men. These are grown men. These things happen.”

Casey didn't indicate if either player would receive a fine.

“It was an 8:30 game. That’s the good thing I guess,” said Casey.

DeMar DeRozan shot close to a thousand shots for about two and a half hours on the eve of Game 4 on Sunday night, not leaving the arena until 1 AM.

The session placed heavy emphasis on scoring assertively and promptly.

DeRozan had a feeling LeBron James would be defending him.

"It's nothing new for me. You can ask anybody in this organization," DeRozan told cleveland.com. "There's not a night that I don't come back in the gym and try to work on something and get better on something. It's nothing new."

DeRozan had 32 points in the Toronto Raptors' 105-99 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Jonas Valanciunas has been upgraded to a gametime decision for Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals.

Valanciunas was upgraded previously from out to doubtful. Signs are Valanciunas will play in the game.

Valanciunas hasn't played since badly spraining his ankle in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals.

Jonas Valanciunas has been upgraded from out to doubtful for Game 4 by the Toronto Raptors.

Valanciunas hasn't played since Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals since suffering a sprained ankle.

Valanciunas has begun to walk with no signs of a limp and has been taking jumpers.

The Raptors trail in the series 2-1 to the Cleveland Cavaliers.