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Basketball- Ford rumours heat up
When J.J. Hickson, a guy slated to go in the late first round, is your workout headliner, it's best to head in a different direction to interest your readers. So with apologies to the North Carolina State forward, who was back for his second workout with the Raptors in a little over a week yesterday, we'll turn our attention to the rumour mill. Fortunately for us the rumours are in full ...
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Exodus to Europe and Knick interest in TJ Ford
Arsenalist — ... TJ Ford and Leandro Barbosa are also on the Knicks radar according to Donnie Walsh who wants to get himself a new PG on or before draft night. In the same story we’re told that Jorge Garbajosa might sign for CSKA Moscow - good luck to the lad. Also according to this article, Anthony Parker is said to be considering Olympiakos and has their offer “in his mind”. Now I’m not one to cite another blog as a “source” but here goes anyway: Delfino is also said to have ...

Linkage – June 24
The AltRaps Blog — ... guard Anthony Parker has one year and $4.55 million US left on his deal with the Raptors but reports out of Greece suggest Olympiacos is interested in luring the former Maccabi Tel Aviv standout back to other side of the Atlantic. Parker is quoted on Solobasket.com saying: “It’s still too early to say anything. I have Olympiacos’ offer in my mind, but I still belong to the Raptors so it’s not easy.” There is talk former Raptor Jorge Garbajosa is considering a deal with CSKA Moscow. - Toronto Sun According to sources, the Raptors are still talking to the Phoenix Suns about a ...

NBA Draft Rumors: What are the Knicks Scheming To Do?
Dime Magazine — ... to draft O.J. Mayo , a player Mike D’Antoni and Donnie Walsh absolutely love. * There’s a chance that the Knicks would be perfectly content grabbing the Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Year, Russell Westbrook with the No. 6 choice. Regarding Russell Westbrook, Walsh acknowledged that the kid helped himself with an impressive showing in his workouts.“I think we saw he was a good athlete, but when you see it up close, it was impressive,” he said. “And so was some others.” * The Toronto Sun says the Knicks and their new general manager Donnie Walsh expect to come away from ...

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