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The Raptors selected Roy Hibbert with their No. 17 pick, but were actually selecting the seven-foot-two centre from Georgetown will head to Indiana as part of a trade agreed to in principle on the eve of the draft.
The Raptors will acquire six-time all-star Jermaine O’Neal and Indiana’s 41st pick in the draft in exchange for [...]

Respected NBA writer Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo Sports let the cat out of the bag late yesterday afternoon, reporting the deal had been completed in principle. Pending physicals, it will send Ford, centre Rasho Nesterovic, the Raptors’ pick in tonight’s draft (17th overall) and another warm body to Indiana (to make the financials work) in [...]

Even members of that Raptors front office admit to being somewhat dazzled by all the bodies that have passed through the Air Canada Centre in the past few weeks of draft prep.
GM Bryan Colangelo, the man who will have the final say, is not talking these days and is not expected to break his silence [...]

As the Colangelo era continues to crash and burn in Toronto, word is coming out that he is trying to negotiate a buyout of Jorge Garbajosa. Once deemed somewhat of a cornerstone (there is THAT kiss of death again, right Charlie V?) of what this franchise was to become, rather than go the trade route, [...]

The market for T.J. Ford is heating up.
Though neither Toronto president/general manager Bryan Colangelo or anybody else would go into details about the subject yesterday after six prospects were put through the paces ahead of the upcoming NBA draft, it was clear that the club has received genuine interest from a handful of teams [...]

Bryan Colangelo and his merry band of talent evaluators are headed to Orlando today for the pre-draft camp that starts there tomorrow.
About 15 of the top players are invited, mainly to meet, get measured, take physicals and do drills rather than play games, and depending on how the draft actually breaks down, there’s a good [...]

Jamario Moon has some extra cash to spend this summer.
The Raptors exercised their contract option for next season on Moon, giving him a guaranteed deal worth just over $700,000 (U.S.).

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Bargnani - in an odd way, when I think of Bargnani, I think of that kid in phys ed that, when teams were being chosen, was picked third or fourth on physical appearance alone. You’ve seen him walking around the school, all awkward and friendless, but you think he has some size, so maybe he [...]

 
In a season where there was far too much give-up in the Raptors at times, this basketball team refused to go down without a fight.
And while that may sound trite, it is a step in the right direction for a team whose biggest deficiency all season has been toughness whether it be mental or [...]

Bargnani - no real complaints about his offensive game. Nice looks, ball just didn’t drop. His defence, though, left a lot to be desired. After a great game 3, Andrea made like a penis in a freezer: curled up in a corner.
Baston - Well, at least it wasn’t Primoz.
Bosh - don’t see or hear much [...]