Oren Weisfeld is an author and journalist based in Toronto. He covers Canadian basketball, the NBA and WNBA, and the intersection of sports and politics for The Guardian, Toronto Star, Globe and Mail, VICE, SLAM, CBC, Complex, Sportsnet, Yahoo! and more.

His debut book, “The Golden Generation: How Canada Became a Basketball Powerhouse,” is on sale now.

Oren has freelanced for almost a decade and has a track record of writing pieces Canadians and sports fans care about. He has written profiles about Olympians Race Imboden and Justyn Knight, NBA players Scottie Barnes and Precious Achiuwa, Toronto Blue Jay Alek Manoah, and several Canadian basketball players. He has also covered the NBA’s misinformation crises, privacy concerns for the modern athlete, and the importance of silence in 2025.

He has previously hosted three sports podcasts: “The Rap Up” postgame Youtube show; “The Sports Politics Show” on Met Radio; and “Mustang Nation” on CHRW.

You can follow Oren on Twitter and Instagram. He is available for freelance work and can be contacted by email here.