The Toronto Raptors had an intra squad training here at UBC, October 3rd.
Hedo Turkoglu On Toronto Raptors
In a sudden rush at the end of a frenzied week, the Toronto Raptors have remade their roster and signed free-agent forward Hedo Turkoglu, The Globe and Mail has confirmed. The versatile Orlando Magic forward appeared poised to sign with the Portland Trail Blazers until a late bid by the Raptors — in excess of -million over five seasons for the 30 year-old — caused the change of heart, even as Turkoglu was in Portland visiting with the Trail Blazers. Turkoglu had agreed on a five-year, -million (all currency US) deal with the Blazers, but will sign with the Raptors for more than -million a season. Signing Turkoglu means the Raptors will have to renounce their rights to their existing free agents Shawn Marion, Carlos Delfino and Anthony Parker to create the cap space for Turkoglu. Turkoglus agent, Lon Babby, didnt immediately return calls from The Globe and Mail and the Raptors would not comment. ESPN.com first reported yesterday that Turkoglu had agreed to join the Trail Blazers after helping the Orlando Magic reach the NBA final this season. The team won’t be able to officially confirm the deal until the July 8th. The other Raptor consideration, Trevor Ariza, is headed to the Houston Rockets. Turkoglu, a 6-foot-10 forward, opted out of his Orlando contract last week when the team acquired Vince Carter from New Jersey. Turkoglu averaged 16.8 points and 5.3 rebounds a game last season. In the final, he averaged 18 points against the champion Los Angeles Lakers …
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Toronto Raptors vs Indiana Pacers Feb.29/08
After a quick trip to the hospital, Chris Bosh walked into the Toronto Raptors dressing room and delivered the lone bit of good news for the night. In the wake of a right knee injury to the all-star forward and a dreadful performance by the Raptors in a 122-111 loss to the short-handed Indiana Pacers Friday before a sellout crowd of 19800 at the Air Canada Centre, Bosh said he does not expect the setback to be a major hindrance. “It’s alright,” said Bosh, who exited the game late in the first quarter. “It feels good when I’m walking around. Walking around and playing in a game are two different things. But I’m real optimistic about everything.” A team spokesman said diagnostic testing at Mount Sinai Hospital showed Bosh did not have any structural damage. Bosh, who tweaked the knee Monday in a win in Indiana, will undergo normal treatment in the next few days and expects to accompany the team on a three-game road swing that starts Sunday in Charlotte against the Bobcats. [ ] “I think I know my body now,” said Bosh, who missed five games with a strained right groin earlier this season and was hobbled by a left knee injury in the pre-season. “I’ve had things similar to this. I know if I take care of it, it will be fine real soon.” The Raptors (32-25), meanwhile, weren’t even close to fine without Bosh on Friday. Toronto’s three-game winning streak came to an end, despite a 27-point night from up-and-down sophomore Andrea Bargnani. The Pacers (23-36) snapped their …
Toronto Raptors vs Indiana Pacers Dec.10/08
Jermaine O’Neal grabbed the game ball when the final buzzer sounded, marching off the court with an obvious sense of purpose. But the ball wasn’t a memento of a victory over his former team, it was a gift for Jay Triano. A well-deserved game for coach, O’Neal said afterward. Triano finally earned his first victory as the Toronto Raptors head coach – and thus, the first victory by a Canadian head coach in the NBA – with a 101-88 win over the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday. He’s in a tough situation where he’s trying to change some things that we were doing, and he didn’t have very much practice time, but he kept at it, he’s been extremely positive with the team and it was well-deserved, O’Neal said. Jason Kapono scored a season-high 25 points, as the Raptors (9-12) also halted their season-long losing streak at five games. Chris Bosh added 21 points and 10 rebounds, while Jamario Moon had 17 points, Jose Calderon had 11 points and 14 assists, and Joey Graham added 12 points. O’Neal finished with 10 points and nine rebounds in the first game between the two teams since the off-season trade that brought the six-time all-star to Toronto for TJ Ford and Rasho Nesterovic. The Raptors promoted Triano to interim head coach a week ago to replace Sam Mitchell, making the Niagara Falls, Ont., native the first Canadian-born coach in the NBA. The 50-year-old led the Raptors to a win over New Jersey last season with Mitchell away on a family matter, but the game officially went on …
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2001 NBA Playoffs: Toronto Raptors @ New York Knicks Game 5 4th Quarter Part 1
Purple Fever!!! good timez…VC at his best.
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Toronto Raptors vs Oklahoma City Thunder Dec.19/08
Kevin Durant scored 24 points, rookie Russell Westbrook added 19 and the Oklahoma City Thunder snapped an 11-game home losing streak with a 91-83 win against the Toronto Raptors on Friday night. Toronto erased a nine-point fourth-quarter deficit before Durant hit a tiebreaking three-pointer from the left wing with 3:36 to play, and the Thunder’s young core avoided the mistakes down the stretch that have dogged them all season to pick up only their third win. Jeff Green scored the last of his 13 points on an exclamation-point dunk with 33.8 seconds left that stretched the lead to 87-81 and all but cemented the win. Chris Bosh led the Raptors with 22 points and 16 rebounds for his 13th double-double, but he didn’t have enough help after six-time all-star Jermaine O’Neal missed the second half with a sore left shoulder. Orange and blue streamers dropped from the rafters as the crowd stood to cheer in celebration of the team’s first win at home in more than a month, coming on the strength of the team’s best defensive performance of the season. The Thunder held Toronto to 36 per cent shooting, including another rough performance by Bosh, but still made it a nail-biter in the closing minutes. Oklahoma City had been in control since a 12-0 run in the first five minutes until a late charge by the Raptors, who had been 1-12 in games when they trailed entering the fourth quarter. Toronto got within striking distance as the Thunder scored on one of their first seven possessions of …
The Toronto Raptors Are Gonna Suck
NBA legend Charles Barkley reminds everyone how bad the Toronto Raptors, the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Toronto Blue Jays are going to be. He’s got a point.
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Toronto Raptors 2009/2010 Season Preview (Montage)
This is a Toronto Raptors montage/trailer I created for the upcoming 2009/2010 season, comments and thoughts on this video and the Toronto Raptors are greatly appreciated! It focuses on Chris Bosh, Hedo Turkoglu, DeMar DeRozan, Andrea Bargnani, and Jose Calderon. Bryan Colangelo has assembled the best Raptors team ever on paper, but it’s up to the players to live up to all the hype! What this years Toronto Raptors are able to accomplish, will greatly determine if Chris Bosh stays or goes. LETS GO RAPTORS! BELIEVE AND ACHIEVE!
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Vince Carter Greatest Toronto Raptor of All Time Tribute “Good Morning VC Haters” Hey guys here’s another mix I made. First one of the greatest raptor ever Vince Carter. No negativity towards Vince please. All of us “Toronto Raptor Fans” know VC was the greatest raptor of all all time. Forget what he did to us with his injuries,issues, and etc. Look at what he did for us during his time in toronto from charity events, opening a basketball court in the city, getting us to the playoffs, first Toronto Raptor to win the slam dunk competion, all time scoring leader, put toronto on the map for basketball and the sport in Canada, and many more contributions to the Raptors. To Be Honest If VC Retire, His Jersey should be hanged up in the ACC but I guess that won’t happen unless all the raptor fans appreciate him. Would of made this mix longer but Vince just has to many highlights. this mix has some of his best highlight and this mix was just a test. If everyone loves this mix i will happily make a part 2 later on. Oh yeah remember my Demar DeRozan mix will be coming out in 2010 after the NBA season. Anyways enjoy the Mix. IGNORE THIS: Carmelo Anthony,Tracy Mcgrady,Shaq, LeBron, Dwight Howard All-Star Dance-Off,Slam Dunk Contest,Top 10,NBA Draft 2008,Dwight Howard Superman dunk,AND1,Hot sauce,Lebron james,la lakers,Boston celtics nba champions,La Clippers,Denver Nuggets,Allen Iverson,Dallas Mavericks,East West All star game,nba record,nba street vol 1,2,homecourt,I Challenge Baron …
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