How Toronto Became One of The World's Best Basketball Cities
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- Canada is a hockey country, but Toronto is quickly becoming a basketball town. The success of the Raptors, an immigrant population and one of the best prep teams in the world has made the 6ix into a basketball factory. In this episode of THE WAY WE BALL, we trace the journey of a few local products, including Jamal Murray’s path from Kitchener to the NBA and the young career of the best middle school basketball player in the world.
Additional Producer: Chris Toman
Narrated by: A$AP Twelvyy
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This aged nicely.
Emil Sosnin very nicely 🤙
Arsenal1886 we
yup murray is sick
Very nicely he beast now
Especially cause of kahwi
Whos here after Jamals crazy playoffs
Dude went off
Best Canadian nba player right now
No more Lebronto too, kind of! Even better time for Toronto.
Jamal and Jokic are a menace, and Jamal with Lowry too would be good stuff.
He just missed a free throw..15secs left Game 2 vs lakers
Yoo he poppin of now tooo
Might have mentioned that the creator of Basketball was originally a Canadian and that the First NBA Game was played in Toronto. Awesome story for Toronto and Canada, Good to see Nav included. Sad for Vancouver's loss of the Grizzlies.
He was Canadian yes and although I see a lot of Americans claiming he was American when he invented basketball he wasn't. He had just graduated in Montreal and gone down to the States fora job opportunity (which is where he created the game as a way to keep the kids happy indoors during winter.) He based it on a game he learned as a kid in Canada (they've since found his notes about it.) And he did not become an American till many years AFTER creating the game. Unfortunately, most Americans have wrong info.
@Never mind you’re right We've always claimed it but Americans never heard us. As a kid we had government funded commercials about Canadian Heritage and one of them was of James Naismith creating the sport of basketball
Robert Dru to bro I remember those videos!
@Never mind you’re right You're actually ignorant as fuck. Stop embarrassing yourself and do some research, if your brain even has the capacity. The only thing that changed is that *more* people and *newer* basketball fans across Canada became *aware* of the fact that Canada invented basketball. You just started hearing it more. But the truth remains the truth.
@@silkeotd7194 They are just poorly educated & feel the need to take credit for everything... sad really lol
It's too bad Vancouver lost their team. Canada needs more representation in basketball.
Vancouver needs to have a team back. Montreal should have a team, too. Maybe Calgary as well, eh.
Really bad management cost Vancouver their NBA team !
@@desinaidoo7373 were they hockey owners prior to owning the Grizzlies in Vancouver?
@Tristan Clarke Montreal is a big enough city to have one. You guys had 3 major sports teams: the Alouettes football team, the Expos and the Canadiens. Of course you don't have the Expos anymore. Besides, Montreal is the closest city to Toronto in producing top Canadian players and basketball is quite popular there. You guys have a great elite youth league, the MBL.
@Tristan Clarke well, that's the closest to a major football league you have in your country. Of course, not quite the NFL, but still a great league. I was a child of the 80's (hint at my age😂) and the first time that I watched Warren Moon play was for the Eskimos. I remember Conridge Holloway who quarterbacked for the Aqueducts. He was the first African-American scholarship football player in the SEC conference (Tennessee) and the NFL snubbed him when New England Patriots drafted him in the 7th round to play Wide Receiver, not quarterback. They were not ready for a black quarterback at that time. But the CFL is a very good league. I watch the games on TV since they start before the NFL season.
This is so very timely right now. Congrats new World Champions, Toronto Raptors! 💯💟
Check the 1:40 mark of this video for the song, The Town We Call Toronto!
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@M we’re not talking about soccer we’re talking about basketball
A$AP Twelvyyy is actually the goat at narrating
Horrible narration no clue who that is but absolutely terrible
who is here after Raptors went to finals? 2019
RAPS IN 4
@XBOXRULES 6ix by the 6ix outside the 6ix!
Me
Yawnnn
RJ Barrett is the future for Canada
Lavar Ball Facts
They probably said the same about Wiggins trash ass lol
Rj Barret = Left handed Wiggins
RJ has the poise and the killer mentality that Wiggins lacks.
Wiggins is all about money, he's getting paid bare $$$, that's all he wants. No wonder Jimmy wants to leave Minny.
Two years later, Jamal put on a pretty incredible show in the NBA post season with his vast array of circus shots and clutch shooting. Didn't know much about him, but he's appears to be a superstar in the making... really well made and entertaining video...nice work Vice
2 years after that he won a ring and almost won finals mvp
Just remember Steve Nash was the trend setter for Canadian basketball
Before Steve Nash was a trend setter for Canadian Basketball there was Rick Fox the only 3 time canadian NBA Champion ;)
Didn't the Raps try and get him to play for them once?
Before all of them there was another great Canadian named James Naismith, without him the game would have never existed!
Yea, right? Bizarre that Vice just whitewashed him.
@@bloomintokyoseoul Nash was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, to a Welsh mother, Jean, and English father, John, on 7 February 1974.[1][2][3][4] His family moved to Regina, Saskatchewan, when he was 18 months old, before settling in Victoria, British Columbia.[4] He, therefore, holds British as well as Canadian citizenship. Before the family settled in Canada, his father played professional soccer in various parts of the world.[4] Nash often played soccer and ice hockey with his younger brother Martin and did not start playing basketball until he was 12 or 13 years old.[5] In grade eight, however, he told his mother that one day he would play in the NBA and would become a star.[4] He was a neighbour to future NHL stars Russ and Geoff Courtnall, who used to babysit him and played soccer coached by Nash's father.[6]
Probably more so because he wasn't from Toronto or even born in Canada for that matter lol I didn't even know that always assumed he was. He also started late which would have actually been a good thing to point out in this video but whatever...
Born and raised. Outstanding video!
NBA Insider Toronto was made for basketball
i'm happy you guys are on the map. but the best basketball region on planet earth is the greater Los Angeles area. in the last 40 years the majority of pros have come out of that region
@@bconni2 I have to agree with that. It used be new york city. But that's died down alot
Murray is straight K-Town....love these young dudes. Respect to Rowan Barrett who is actually the dude that started it all in Toronto. RJ's dad was a beast in Toronto Highschool and got a full ride at St. Johns with next to no exposure. He had a solid 4 year career at St. J's. with some injuries that slowed him down and kept him out of the NBA. now, he's Basketball Canada's GM and his son is about to got Top 3 in the most stacked draft in 15 years.
Aaron Moir He’s projected to be the first overall pick.
hes gonna go #1
call it canadian modesty
You know what's up. Guys like Bobby Allen, Jerome Robinson and Mike George were also huge in the early 90s in GTA ball.
jerome Robinson....sheeeit....I saw that dude dunk from the line at a National Tournament at Laurier.....
Feels like VICE has been sitting on this story for half a decade. There was supposed to be some documentary about Wiggins and Canadian bball talent they never released.
Red is Not a Flavor Wiggins hasn’t panned out as well
@@gbrl433 True, but back when VICE was going to release that Documentary Anthony Bennett was picked 1st then Wiggins came soon after. There was a tremendous amount of hype. VICE just never released the documentary.
I think cuz Wiggins never played for team Canada once he hit the state's and Murray always reps...so better to make a documentary with Jamal.
@@damiendolce1081 Wiggins played in the fiba America's Olympic qualifiers in 2015. Canada dominated everyone like the USA but then lost in the semi finals to Venezuela by 1 point. They needed to just make the finals to qualify for the Olympics. And the coach Jay triano benched Wiggins in the 4th. Rumor is triano is the reason Wiggins hasn't returned to Canada basketball since
Toronto is not raising the best b-ball talent. It’s between LA and D.C
I love seeing black fathers really in their kids lives.
That is Canada's secret, immigrant families.
I know a lot of great black fathers .. they are actually some of the best.
Newt Tella ahlie I'm one too. all our artists are too
Art Deco 😂
Black fathers can change the world. Think about that.
When the gentleman at the end stated that Toronto is a “basketball city”, Toronto is a basketball and hockey city that produces very good NBA and NHL talent
Historical note: Basketball was invented by a Canadian, James Naismith, born in the town of Almonte, Ontario.
Wow this documentary came at just the right time..with the raptors on the brink of their 1st championship..what a time to be alive
How long has this been in the making. No Rj barrett talks?, come on vice
He's tall and wiry. He isn't strong enough and lacks the explosiveness.
@@attysthoughts3253 Barrett is young, he will fill out
He won't get faster and is already slow, despite being very thin. If he puts on muscle he'll be even slower
if he's thin then what's strong to you? terrible argument
he's super thin, especially in the lower body. he has very low body fat % that makes him look cut, but he's not muscular.
I wish Toronto the best and may basketball continue to grow in Canada
Canada's national team can be so good in 2-3 years.
Jamal Murray, RJ Barret, Wiggins, Tristan Thompson, Cory Joseph, Kelly Olynyk, Dillon Brooks, Shai Gilgeous, Trey Lyles
Andrew Nembhard too
I'm interested to see their Olympic team
Oshae brisset
Chris boucher
Who’s here after Jamal Murray’s 50 Point game
part of the reason i love basketball is the inspiration i get from these player stories.
These Asap Twelvy narrations are on point!
duuude this is so well put together!!
Im from Amsterdam and Toronto seems very European. It reminds me of London, same sor tof multicultural backgrounds whites with jamaicans indians africans etc. Same climate. Same progressive economical big city. Seems great!
I am from Toronto. Toronto and London are brothers. New York is also our brother as we are a north american city.
We have more spaces out here - everything is so tight in Europe 😀
Same climate ?? 😂😂😅
@@pussbeaver1218 Maybe he means the lack of sun lol but yea our climate is way more extreme
I always felt that toronto was the canadian version of new york. Not really London or anythibg in european
Outside of nyc. Toronto is easily my fave city. I feel like it’s home when I’m out there.
Ah bro salute dude. NYC beautiful city too everyone is dope as fuck I've met there can't wait to go back.!
yea everyone in Toronto likes NYC and whenever I go to NY the people there say they like Toronto
Toronto is the new york of canada. Just like how vancouver is the Los Angeles. I live in vancouver and personally love LA. But I was born in Toronto
@Ben Mangat Toronto is it's own animal and there's nothing in the world like it. Not even close. But I think he means by Toronto being the second biggest city in North America.
@say it aint so Canadians are wannabe Americans since day one, Toronto try hard to be like NYC.
Jamal puttin work in the NBA Finals, wow!
Toronto doesn't get enough credit (like if u agree)
Toronto Raptors always the Underdog, continue to rise up there :)
@@bloodnwine I'm from the States and I know that you guys get snubbed because one, you are not an American city, you are still being looked at as a hockey town. Two, Toronto is still being seen as inferior compared to NY, Chicago and LA. But you guys have done an outstanding job growing your players. I see your city gaining more respect from the American sports media today than 20 years ago. Especially the fact that your Raptors are playing in the Finals. Though I am pulling for Golden State, I'm certainly proud and happy for your team's success. You deserve it.
We Canadians don't care about getting credit nor we are into bragging
Carlos Enrique that's a lie
@@charleslucas1784 I appreciate you brother.
Jamal Murray is the future, but Andrew Wiggins is a bonafide bum.
K K his numbers don’t say bum
damn, people thought he was gonna be the next Kobe
Wiggins May have been a draft bust but you can’t say he’s a complete bum.
@@ssj-rose4572 his numbers DO say bum. Are you one of those people who just look at PPG? If you look into all advanced metrics, you'll see how inefficient Wiggins is. I'm really disappointed, I thought he was going to be decent.
Hes still young. I think this season is make or break for him tho but some players just peak later. I guess the only problem has been that he has not progressed since his rookie year
video aged like fine wine especially that they feature jamal murray
SUCH A GREAT VID LOVE IT SO GOOD
amazing video! very motivational, and this is just the beginning. WE THE NORTH!!!
While it's fair to point out that the current Canadian players like Wiggins and Thompson aren't playing their best, people need to recognize that Canada's population is 3 million people less than the state of California. This means our talent pool is wayyy smaller than the US, plus hockey is still quite dominant in Canadian culture. They aren't the greatest players in the league, but they've definitely gained recognition in the NBA as well as other Canadians like Nash, Olynyk, Murray and (hopefully) RJ Barrett. We have sometime before we'll have a great team Canada, but we're definitely on the right track to gold.
@Andrew Lee oh ya the yugoslav countries are killing it. They've got a great system for finding and growing young players for euroleague or NBA. My point is that Canada's system is getting better at finding and developing talent - hopefully it will be on par with the yugoslav countries too
@Andrew Lee another factor is we're 3 times bigger but our basketball program can't necessarily accomodate that
36 million but yes less than that of California
I get your point but canada itself is a whole country compared to california, plus you got a lot more diversity and things going in in canada than in just one state. Still out of all the spots available in the nba and Canada being 10% of the population of the states I would say there is some talent but barely any. Naming a few players isnt that impressive and most the players developed outside of toronto anyways so you cant even give credit for canada making actual nba players. Canada just had some insanely talented people that's it.
Growing up I found too much emphasis on that outdated sport hockey that absolutely nobody in the world cares about (any major European hockey nation cares much more about winning at futbol/soccer first) and not being good enough at other sports.
Glad to see basketball getting shine and blowing up.
Jamal Murray going to be an all star soon. Kid has all the talent in the world.
Great video it’s good to see Canada evolve into a power nation of Basketball.
Glad to see this! Very positive!
They should strive to be great like J.R Smith
He the GOAT Bra he need he's own vice channel to capture his greatness.
Everyone should
Dude doesn’t even know what a score board is lmao
@@CoolGuy-fw2zz when you're as good as he is you don't need to know what the score board is
The Raptors should be the first NBA team to have a full time basketball development academy for top potential youth players. That way you would eventually start having more top Canadian players to play for Toronto.
@@Davidxwud No just a Truther. You cant handle the truth
@@patriciajames6601 what does religion have to do with the subject? What is your problem with Muslims? If you do not have anything positive to say about an ethnicity or faith, then it's best to keep your Klan sympathizing mouth shut. Case closed.
Patricia James and you’re just a bigot, you need to get out of your bubble
@@patriciajames6601
Just hide in a gated community. They might not find you there
@@patrickmacconnell4364 By they you mean the Rockefellers? Looks like there Minnesota plan is coming to fruition
Shoutout my boy jim we both from kitchener.canada really has huge talent to fight for a medal at the 2020 olympics
2:04 all my brampton mans we got the soccer center nets in the vid LETS GO!!!!
Here after the incredible performance of Jamal against the Clippers in the 2020 Playoffs! This definitely aged well...
Don’t sleep on the Yugoslavic nations and Australia too. Basketball is becoming a world sport with world class talent from all over
Yeah so true. wtf vice more talents from australia or yugoslavic countries alone.
lol former Yugo has been playing basketball since 1920-s Croatia,Serbia,Slovenia always have amazing players.
True, Ben Simmons, Luka Doncic....
@@aurelmenzonful Turkey also produced good players. Hedo Turkoglu, Mehmet Okur, Enes Kanter.
Thanks llk
Murray is TURNING IT UP in the Bubble! This video aged really well. You can tell his father raised his brother and him really well! Repping Canada on the big stage
holy shit! at 3:50 in the video they show the court I grew up playing on, Roywood Court in North York, I knew Magloire played there, but seeing it after all these years in a video like this, is spine tingling.
How are u gonna talk about Canadian basketball and not talk about MVP Steve Nash. For 10 years he was Canadian Basketball. Even though he was from B.C he inspired a lot of Toronto kids.
black people don't mention white dudes hah :D :D but that's not racism... it's only racism when it's reverse
Steve Trash never got a ring or a NBA Finals appearance so nothing to talk about
They did mention him in 8:42
@@borey977 Magloire and Murray neither so your point is not valid anyway.. Steve Nash is a 2 time MVP by the way
@@blackky92 Murray hasn't even reached his prime but Steve Trash only has 2 Mvps but no rings no finals mvps no finals appearances no conference titles and no all star accomplishments
Today is June 13, 2023... Last night Jamal Murray's Denver Nuggets won the NBA Championship
Toronto is slept on for everything. I love that city like I come from it. Detroit bred but my heart is in the 6ix. Shout out cabbagetown, jamestown and my fam in Scarborough.
Great documentary
The Americans in the comments getting mad, all "No it's actually Chicago/LA/DC that produces the best players!!!!111!!!" 😂😂😂 That's great, but this video is about Toronto. If you're so sure your city is the best, you won't worry about a 20 minute video about Toronto, so calm down 😂
Jennifer E. Lol this aged well RAPS IN 4
we're not mad...we're happy for you guys....but the facts don't lie...at the end of the day, in the last 50 years, no region on planet earth has produced more NBA talent than the greater Los Angeles area...
Kahinur Nessa your name is “kahinur” your opinion doesn’t matter lmao
@@conni70
It's also fact the first NBA game was played in Toronto & it was invented by a Canadian ;o) That's about as relevant to the comments about where the most good players come from as those comments were to this video lol
@Kahinur Nessa
You are a snarky moron lol. Fact is the first nba game was played in Canada & it was a Canadian who invented the game 😉
Thank you Steve Nash 🇨🇦!We love you
Toronto is great. I miss living there, the freedom I used to have. Just roaming on the streets was great. It was fun, I will go back soon
Jamal Murray may very well be the next superstar guard.
U still letting corndog cut your hair?
@@neanam 🤡
Great story... mad respect
Finally they made a video about Toronto. We been on the rise. Toronto will be scary in the next years to come. Been a fan since 96. Love my city :)
Now look at him with the nuggets in the western conference finals 💯
Murray is my favorite player. Hope he stays in Denver for a long time. Let’s go nuggets
Great story bro keep up the good work.
That hill in Jamal Murray’s clip is no joke climbing up when your tobogganing in the winter I live super close to there
People forget that even Steph Curry spent all of his high school years in Toronto. I never even hear it mentioned.
I know right. And my family from california (gsw fans) are in denial plus his wife is from Markham
It was featured in the media.
I agree 100%
Wow. Really? I have never even heard of that or hear him ever mention that. He gives off the impression that he's an American/Cali kid born and bred, not even a shoutout to his high school years. Snake.
Lies, he went to high school at North Carolina, why are you lying.
Drake & Nav Bhatia and John Tory - The all Should get a Ring also 😀❤
Great insight
Watch out world! Canada is shining right now!!!
Yooo I wish we had a team in Montreal
The language difference would make it hard
@@wintervolcano5266 not really a lot of people from Montreal could speak English not all but I heard there’s a lot
for real though, what Kawhi is bringing to Toronto will inspire so many more new generation of basketball players in Canada. Even if he leaves or stays after the season, I thank him, danny green, gasol and nick nurse for the wild journey this year.
Kawhi is only a part of the Raps organization & TEAM doing this ugh!!!
fireeee vid TO really be feeling like a baby NYC, so its understandable that they becoming a Powerhouse in things big as basketball, fashion, food, and music. Tough video love the editing and filming.
Vice is finally coming back with some good content
Who else is watching after qualifying for the NBA 2019 finals?
If the camera crew is smart they stopped by Randy's and got some Oxtail and a patty.
Many people don't realize that James Naismith created basketball in Canada for his lacrosse team that couldn't practice outside during the winter.
James Naismith is Canadian, but he created basketball in Springfield, Massachusetts. USA USA USA!!!
twelvyy narrations 🔥
Jamal Murray is from Kitchener...I played against him in high school.
Josh Ramirez is Kitchener where you keep your women
Yeah he went to my highschool. Team Reda. They went to my school for credit recovery so they could finish and get their highschool credits , and then go furfill their scholarship. Same with thon maker he was at my school to everyday we seen them and said waasup
It was a program that my highschool had set in place (best cresit recovery in Canada) people all over the place, (mostly basketball players) come and get their credits.
who from Kitchener and watching this
T PROD. IT"S BUUUULLLLSHIT
Right here. Murray Forest Heights. I’m a Rez kid but still down with Murray.
Me bro
Cameron heights???
Waterloo,sorry my guy
great vid. i was hoping they would have talked a little bit about thon maker choosing to school in Orangeville to make it to nba
I've lived in TO my whole life n I remember visiting relatives in Poland in 2000 and I remember my cousin mentioning the Toronto Raptors and I was surprised like you've heard of the Raptors?
Jamal Murray giving facials on and off the court
STFU what are you 12 smh
@@JustMeELC lol are you outta the fuckin loop?
So many hoopers from canada have parents from Jamaica
Great coach teaches much more than basketball, mental very important for growth
I need some of that vintage 90s raptor gear asap!
Who’s Here After The Championship And Parade 🙋🏼♀️
There is a guy at 2:26 that looks exactly like kawhi
Wow that's a good catch, lol.
That last instrumental is fire. I want that beat.
That Superfan was sweet. Really liked what he liked about the atmosphere.
So I guess Steve Nash gets no credit as a Canadian Basketball Player....
This was a focus on basketball in t.o
At 8:42 he talks about Steve Nash.
Vice dont care about promoting WHYTIES
Nash ain't shit ! He ain't black so he irrelevant.
Nash is from British Columbia.
They are talking about Toronto.
Lamar Murray, Elijah Fisher and RJ Barrett next Canadian basketball stars
purelystellar0824 *Jamal Murray
everywhere in canada is toronto to y’all
NBA player Tristan Thompson went to my middle school. He came but I didn’t met him. The kids always asked “Did a nba player come to our school” and the old teachers use to teach them
KITCHENER!!! Mount Trashmore! Represent Jamal!
Lol ikr. I grew up around the corner from there when it was still a derelict landfill haha.
That's not Mt Trashmore. Jamal and his dad are shooting hoops in the Stanley Park area near Grand River Collegiate.
12:12 He spoke it into existence
Been a fan since day 1 and our first pick Damon Stoudamire.
Talent is everywhere, just got to find the ones who commit and have great work ethic. Relying purely on talent won't last.
"I ain't never seen Toronto in a move or nothing"
idk if he's joking but Toronto is frequently used to emulate american cities like new york or chicago in movies.
i thought the same thing. lol
It's just like you said "emulate American cities", but still not presented as Toronto that's what he meant. Flims so far haven't been SET in Toronto only FILMED in Toronto
Not taking anything away from Toronto but per capita the best city for hoops is the D.C. metro area per capita. Vice you should do a special on D.C. hoops!
LA is the mecca.
They did it for Toronto because Canada isn't known as a basketball nation.
LA has a bigger population sister but doesn’t breed as many great b-ball players. Canada is known to people who play b-ball but it isn’t the most talented is what I was trying to say. Plus, wasn’t it for just Toronto?
Kalmar917 DMV is the best basketball city by far
Kalmar917 DeMar DeRozan, Russell Westbrook, Kawhi Leonard, and Klay Thompson come to mind? Canada can't compare to LA.
5:33 crazy nostalgia.
Overstatement by a mile
For the record Kitchener and Toronto are 2 different cities and aren't interchangeable
It's part of the GTA you twit. Sit tf down.
@@TorontoSportsNetwork2 no its absolutely not. Never has Kitchener been a part of the GTA. Not even hamilton is part of the GTA. All it took was 2 seconds of googling to find out but no, you chose to look like an idiot. Congrats, it looks good on you.
@@MissVirginVideos stop talking about things you don't understand. There's a reason why KW is serviced by GO trains.
The Golden Horseshoe is a secondary region of Southern Ontario, Canada, which lies at the western end of Lake Ontario, with outer boundaries stretching south to Lake Erie and north to Lake Scugog and Lake Simcoe. It is contiguous with the Greater Toronto Area and adjacent upper-tier municipalities with substantial urban agglomerations.
Bennett and Wiggins are arguably two of the worst first overall picks in history
Bennett was no.1 because the draft was weak, not really his fault. Wiggins has been a bust though.
Lol wiggins is no where close to the worst first overall pick he hasn’t lived up to the hype but.
Good Job!
I'm happy that Toronto has come to bury the hatchet for the most part with Vince Carter.
VC and those early Raptors made them relevant and built the foundation that these young Canadian players learned the game and flourished.
Strive to be the next Anthony Bennett
Crazy that the Raptors are about to win the chip....Canada's gonna go super crazy.