The AltRaps Blog

If there were five I’d suggest as ‘should-sees’ they’d be Philly on Nov. 12, New Orleans on Dec. 5, Portland on Dec. 7, Indy on Dec. 10 and probably the Lakers on Feb. 4.
I know that’s three of them jammed into one week, but what you gonna do?
To avoid? I know Detroit’s talented and all [...]

“I was most impressed with his preparation and the work he put into this leading up to the practices and competition,” Colangelo said of Bosh, who was on the court with Chris Paul, Dwyane Wade, Kobe Bryant and LeBron James in the tense, dying minutes of the gold-medal win over Spain sans Calderon. “I’m really [...]

His hometown notwithstanding, Canucks could do a lot worse than pulling for the likable Bosh, whose multifaceted game could make him a star for the U.S. team at his first Olympics.
“He’s the perfect international player,” Leo Rautins, a Raptors colour man and the head coach of Canada’s ill-fated national team, told CBCSports.ca. “He’s inside, outside, [...]

Steadfast and loyal, Raptors fans have been through thick and thin for a franchise that seems on the cusp of becoming playoff contenders. The new Jermaine O’Neal-Chris Bosh’ tandem could be the wave that pushes the Raptors over the edge—or the weight that sends them crashing down like Vince Carter did.
With Raptors fans, including myself, [...]

“I don’t think too many people really look forward to going to training camp,” Moon said yesterday in Mississauga, where he and Anthony Parker were participating in the Direct Energy Driveway Challenge, a glorified pick-up game at the house of a contest winner.
“But when we made the acquisition [of ] Jermaine O’Neal, I was like, [...]

The Raptors’ roster for the coming season is now set.
Barring a trade, the look of the team is complete following yesterday’s free-agent signing of Will Solomon.
The addition of the 6-foot-1 Solomon, who appeared in 62 games for the Memphis Grizzlies in 2001 and most recently played in Europe, brings the number of players under contract [...]

Hey, check out Kapono’s big gig on the weekend: Guest judge at the Dance Pak auditions. Tough life. Fitting choice. He’s a pretty good schmoozer. And maybe he knows a thing or two about dancing.
- Toronto Star
 
the fate of the 13th spot on the roster. Yes, Juan Dixon is very much in the mix for [...]

Not sure when they’ll get around to announcing it, but when they do, remember you read it here first:
I’m told CSKA Moscow’s coming to Toronto this fall for an exhibition game against the Raptors.
No dates or anything but I hope for Toronto’s sake it’s near the end of the pre-season because if the Raptors don’t [...]

Now Khimki BC, a team from Russia, signed Carlos Delfino this week, leaving the Toronto Raptors for a nearly 3 million euros annually.
One expert on the matter says that equates to an NBA salary of more than $9 million when you factor in the exchange rate and the tax money Delfino won’t have to give [...]

The Toronto Raptors defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 89-71 on the back of Joey Graham’s 20-point outing on Friday during the 2008 NBA Summer League Presented by EA SPORTS.
“For us, it’s good to get a win because that’s first and foremost out there,” Graham said. “We’ve been playing well this week, and tonight we put [...]