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Raptors Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 03:27:04 PDT

Every transaction is a gamble, and the Raptors have taken a big one with their major offseason acquisition.

In a bold move by general manager Bryan Colangelo, Jermaine O'Neal, who has missed large chunks of the last four seasons, is headed to Toronto. In return, Indiana gets T.J. Ford, Rasho Nesterovic, Maceo Baston and the 17th pick in the NBA draft (Georgetown's Roy Hibbert). The Raptors also got C Nathan Jawai, who was drafted by the Pacers.

O'Neal, 29, is still owed more than $44 million in the final two years of his contract, and his injury history makes people wonder if he'll be durable enough to come close to regaining the form that once made him one of the top big men in the Eastern Conference.

But if he can be that guy again, the prospects of an...

Kobe brightens Team USA’s hopes for gold (Yahoo! Sports)

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 03:32:00 PDT

LeBron James and Dwyane Wade will bring their own star power to the Olympics, but even they will go only as far as Kobe Bryant leads them.

Calderon stays with Raptors thru 2009 (AP)

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 13:14:04 PDT

Jose Calderon reached a "preliminary agreement" Tuesday to remain with the Toronto Raptors for another season. The 26-year-old Spanish guard wrote on his Web site that his agent and the Raptors had reached a deal. However, Toronto cannot officially announce the signing until July 9. "I want to thank ...

Calderon staying in Toronto (PA SportsTicker)

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 11:57:40 PDT

Point guard Jose Calderon apparently is staying with the Toronto Raptors.

The 10-man rotation, starring Toronto's starting point guard. (Yahoo! Sports)

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 11:33:31 PDT

A look around the league and the web that covers it. It's also important to note that the rotation order and...

Team-by-team draft grades (Yahoo! Sports)

Sat, 28 Jun 2008 23:54:00 PDT

Teams receive report cards for their performance in the 2008 draft.

O'Neal confirms Pacers sending him to Raptors (AP)

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 20:42:39 PDT

The Indiana Pacers are trading six-time All-Star forward Jermaine O'Neal to the Toronto Raptors for point guard T.J. Ford, center Rasho Nesterovic, the 17th pick in the draft and a player to be determined. O'Neal confirmed the trade Thursday, saying he was pleased with the move by team president Larry Bird.

O'Neal nearing trade to Toronto for Ford (Yahoo! Sports)

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 13:42:00 PDT

Pacers are set to trade Jermaine O'Neal to Toronto for T.J. Ford, Rasho Nesterovic and No. 17 pick.

Source: Toronto-Indiana deal off (Yahoo! Sports)

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 16:07:00 PDT

An NBA source says a proposed trade that would hae included Jermaine O'Neal and T.J. Ford is off.

NBA draft likely to finally separate Lopez twins (AP)

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 21:01:28 PDT

Brook and Robin Lopez have been playing basketball together since the first grade. From driveway 1-on-1 to high school in Fresno, Calif., and later at Stanford, the twin 7-footers have never been far apart. So you could forgive them for being sentimental about the future. The NBA draft on Thursday will likely separate the 20-year-olds for the first time in their lives.

Raptors extend offers to Calderon, Delfino (PA SportsTicker)

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 14:03:26 PDT

The Toronto Raptors extended qualifying offers to guards Jose Calderon and Carlos Delfino on Friday.

Celtics, Lakers favorites to win 2009 NBA title (Yahoo! Sports)

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 04:48:00 PDT

In case you're curious, here are the current odds for the 2009 NBA championship, courtesty of Bodog: Boston...

Raptors release F Garbajosa (PA SportsTicker)

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 14:11:25 PDT

The Toronto Raptors on Wednesday released forward Jorge Garbajosa, who has been to slow to recover from a serious leg injury.

Raptors buy out contract of forward Garbajosa (AP)

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 11:29:29 PDT

Toronto bought out the contract of Jorge Garbajosa, the Spanish forward whose career with the Raptors was cut short by a broken leg. He had one year and $4.25 million left on his contract. "I will not complete my year left in Toronto," Garbajosa said Wednesday in a statement from the Spanish Basketball Federation.