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Exclusive Interview With Matt Devlin
Earlier this week the Toronto Raptors announced that Matt Devlin would be taking over for the legendary Chuck Swirsky next season and I had the pleasure of chatting with him on Wednesday afternoon. Devlin picked a perfect time to start his new job because his first day as the voice of the Raptors coincided with the press conferences to announce the acquisition of Jermaine Orsquo;Neal as well ...
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Exclusive Interview With Matt Devlin
Hoops Addict — ... of Devlin’s time and we talked about why family played a role in his move from Charlotte, what it will be like to replace Chuck Swirsky, what he hopes to bring to Raptors broadcasts next season and he talked about his big plans for the summer announcing the Olympic games in Beijing. Chatting with Devlin was a pleasure and I’m looking forward to hearing him announce Raptors games next season because of his knowledge of the game and his passion for the city of Toronto. Raptors fans can listen to my chat with Matt Devlin by clicking here.

Linkage – July 10
The AltRaps Blog — ... Earlier this week the Toronto Raptors announced that Matt Devlin would be taking over for the legendary Chuck Swirsky next season and I had the pleasure of chatting with him on Wednesday afternoon. - Hoops Addict So much change and it really was all on display today. Well most of it. Hassan Adams and Nathan Jawai are in Vegas getting ready for Raptors first summer league game with takes place in just 3 days. That was part of the reason for double press conference today. Colangelo did mention that the Raptors were also happy to acquire Jawai in the draft as part of the trade. ...

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