Morning Coffee – June 23
raptorsrepublic.com 6/23/2009 — Toronto Star That’s not to suggest there’s a gem to be found at No. 9 this year. According to a variety of experts and NBA talent evaluators, the draft is thin on all-stars but deep on parity, making it more troublesome for general managers with picks outside the top two or ...

Morning Coffee – June 25
raptorsrepublic.com 6/25/2009 — *** LIVE DRAFT NIGHT CHAT AT RAPTORS REPUBLIC. CHECK BACK FOR LINK!!! *** Toronto Sun Everyone seems to be writing Bosh off in Toronto. Everyone seems to be caught up in this imaginary world that would see Bosh join Wade in Miami. In Toronto, Bosh’s every word gets taken out of ...

The Raptors haven't just been sitting around
thestar.blogs.com 6/24/2009 — So, the Raptors have been busy under the cover of darkness. This just in after a 45-minute pre-draft session with Bryan Colangelo but they’ve been quite active without too many of us knowing: While they have narrowed their possibilities with the ...

Morning Coffee – June 27
raptorsrepublic.com 6/27/2009 —   Globe and Mail According to league sources at least five NBA teams inquired about Parker in the lead-up to Thursday night’s draft, where Toronto took DeRozan ninth overall out of the University of Southern California. The five teams to ask about Parker, a free agent on July ...

Morning Coffee – June 17
raptorsrepublic.com 6/17/2009 — Toronto Sun Evans is the perfect piece on an imperfect Raptors team that slowly is changing its image and culture. General manager Bryan Colangelo has taken a lot of heat, but his acquisition of Evans, which cost the Raptors the services of Jason Kapono, is such a good move that only ...

Raptors Off-Season Set to Officially Begin
my.thescore.com 6/29/2009 — Not many could handle the stress of the task this man is about to embark After a disastrous 33-49 season, one of the most disappointing in franchise history, the Toronto Raptors (as of midnight) can begin to piece together a redeem team ...

Morning Coffee – July 1
raptorsrepublic.com 7/1/2009 — Globe and Mail The Raptors are no different. Their plan has been to re-sign Marion, and likely offer a deal starting about $7-million a season. That’s an $11-million pay cut, but it will likely be the best offer the 31-year-old small forward sees, according to league sources, who ...

Toronto's Draft Board: Inside The War Room With Bryan Colangelo
bleacherreport.com 6/18/2009 — I'd like to caution that I am not Bryan Colangelo, and thus have no idea how accurate these projections are.   However, they are based on interviews, insider information, rumors and other draft projections. They're also based on need, ...

Counting Down to the Draft: We Finally Have a Confirmed Shortlist of Candidates
raptorsrepublic.com 6/24/2009 — So, if Bryan Colangelo is to be belived, then The Raptors have narrowed their shortlist of potential draft picks for Thursday’s NBA draft to 6 players. According to an interview Colangelo gave on the local radio station Fan590 on June 17, the Raptors are leaning towards selecting a PG ...

Bryan Colangelo Re: Bosh - It’s Not Time to Panic
sportsradiointerviews.com 6/18/2009 — Toronto Raptors fans have seen this movie before. In 2004, after a lot of griping about not being happy, Vince Carter finally got his way and got traded out of Toronto. At that point, Chris Bosh took over the reins as the franchise player. When ...

KNICKS MAY DRAFT JRUE HOLIDAY — NY Post: Sports 6/23/2009
> After Donnie Walsh met the media yesterday, the Knicks president watched UCLA guard Jrue Holiday in one final workout -- Holiday's second with the Knicks after being asked back for a redo. Holiday participated in the Knicks' final ...

Colangelo: Raptors Will Draft One of Five Players — Bleacher Report - NBA 6/23/2009
This afternoon, Bryan Colangelo revealed a list of five players that the Raptors will choose from with the ninth selection in the 2009 NBA draft. With the ninth pick, the Raptors miss out on a few high calibre players, but because the draft is ...

2009 NBA Lottery Mock Draft — Bleacher Report - NBA 6/24/2009
1. Los Angeles Clippers — Blake Griffin No further explanation is needed. 2. Memphis Grizzlies — Hasheem Thabeet The 7'3" big man will provide interior defense and just enough offense to compliment O.J. Mayo and Rudy Gay. 3. ...

Some Fancy Footwork in Auditions for Knicks? — NYT > Pro Basketball 6/25/2009
Steve Nash’s benefit soccer game drew stars from the N.B.A. to Lower Manhattan, dangling a fantasy roster before forlorn Knicks fans.

USC, UCLA make a strong showing. — L.A. Times - Basketball 6/26/2009
The Trojans' DeMar DeRozan and Taj Gibson and the Bruins' Jrue Holiday and Darren Collison go in the first round. > Not that DeMar DeRozan is an expert on ...