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What we found interesting is that while “league sources” in Denver and Phoenix dismissed trade rumors to local reporters, a similarly identified source in Toronto called the possibility of the Raptors moving Andrea Bargnani “speculative at best”. That amounts to a non-denial denial.
- Nets Daily

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Toronto figures to move either Jose Calderon or, more likely, T.J. Ford this summer. It probably would take Kirk Hinrich or Ben Gordon to pry Calderon away from the Raptors and even then the salaries may not match without the Bulls taking an extra player.
The Bulls might be able to get Ford in exchange for [...]

Sure, a broad question and one that could never be answered. But then we never thought we would be a .500 team this year, did we…
What we’ve done is come up with a knock-out bracket of Raptor players with the intention of crowning one player as the “best”. Up to you what that means: best, [...]

Since the Toronto Raptors announced that play-by-play man Chuck Swirsky was leaving for Chicago because of family considerations, the team has been swamped with applications. But two announcers appear to have the early lead: Torontonian Mike Inglis and Matt Devlin. After 10 years as the Miami Heat radio voice, Inglis apparently wants to return home. [...]

Sure, a broad question and one that could never be answered. But then we never thought we would be a .500 team this year, did we…
What we’ve done is come up with a knock-out bracket of Raptor players with the intention of crowning one player as the “best”. Up to you what that means: best, [...]

Raptors guard Anthony Parker had surgery yesterday to repair an injured extensor tendon in the middle finger of his right hand.
The surgery was performed in Toronto by Dr. Brent Graham. Parker must wear a cast for three weeks before he can begin rehabilitation.

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All of a sudden, two bad teams are good and the bottom half of this year’s playoff lineup – read Toronto, Philly and Atlanta – are a tad nervous.
That puts a tremendous amount of extra pressure on Mr. Colangelo to improve the roster and on Mr. Mitchell to get the most out of it

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Sure, a broad question and one that could never be answered. But then we never thought we would be a .500 team this year, did we…
What we’ve done is come up with a knock-out bracket of Raptor players with the intention of crowning one player as the “best”. Up to you what that means: best, [...]

The Raptors won’t be involved in the lottery – they have the 17th pick regardless of what happens tonight – but you can bet they will be watching the proceedings closely nonetheless.

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So the director of global scouting for the Raptors was back home last week, holding his fifth annual Giants of Africa big-man camp in Lagos, continuing to build a foundation on which the sport can grow in the years to come.
“These kids have the raw talent, unbelievable physical talent, but fundamentally, they are just not [...]