Morning Coffee – June 24
raptorsrepublic.com 6/24/2009 — Toronto Sun Despite there being less than 48 hours to the actual selection, Colangelo, given his druthers, wouldn’t mind making the pick right now. “It’s almost like the draft can’t come soon enough,” Colangelo said. “Right now is when things get really ...

Linkage for Jun 23 8pm to Jun 25 8am
raptorsrepublic.com 6/25/2009 — Linkage for Jun 23 8pm through Jun 25 8am: Who’s On First – Final Raptors Draft Day Thoughts - RaptorsHQ.com Dino Nation Blog: Last DNB Before The Draft So whoever that newest Raptor will be. Understand that for him it is the greatest moment of his basketball life. Even if it is not the ...

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 ...

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 ...

Linkage for Jun 14 8am to Jun 16 6pm
raptorsrepublic.com 6/15/2009 — Linkage for Jun 14 8am through Jun 16 6pm: Entripy Loves the Toronto Raptors! | Entripy Blog Jas was offered 2 tickets beside the player’s bench a few months ago and he wanted to take ME? Me as in his wife Shelli…the one who isn’t really into sports! I told him it would ...

Linkage for Jun 14 8am to Jun 16 6pm
raptorsrepublic.com 6/16/2009 — Linkage for Jun 14 8am through Jun 16 6pm: Entripy Loves the Toronto Raptors! | Entripy Blog Jas was offered 2 tickets beside the player’s bench a few months ago and he wanted to take ME? Me as in his wife Shelli…the one who isn’t really into sports! I told him it would ...

Morning Coffee – June 16
raptorsrepublic.com 6/16/2009 — Toronto Star With Shawn Marion, Anthony Parker and Joey Graham as unrestricted free agents, and Carlos Delfino in the mix as a restricted free agent the Raptors have spoken about bringing back, that leaves a dearth of shooting guards and small forwards. It would seem obvious the No.9 pick ...

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 – 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 Raptors Linkage for June 16th through June 19th
altraps.com 6/20/2009 — These are my links for June 16th through June 19th: Toronto looking to deal Bosh? | FanNation - NBA Draft Tip - Trade Down - 2009 NBA MOCK DRAFT - Consensus 7.0 - Basketball News & NBA Rumors - HOOPSWORLD - NBA Draft ‘09 Position Ratings - Centers - Can Brian Colangelo Build ...

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 ...

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.

Briefs | Track and Field: Bryan Clay injures hamstring, may miss nationals — The Seattle Times: Sports 6/25/2009
Track and field Clay tweaks hamstring, questionable for nationals: Olympic decathlon champion Bryan Clay injured his left hamstring while...

POSSIBLE PICKS FOR NETS AT 11 — NY Post: Sports 6/25/2009
> Maybe more than any year in recent memory, you can flip a coin when it comes to the Nets' draft pick. And it wouldn't hurt if you can find a three-sided coin. If Syracuse point guard Jonny Flynn or Arizona power forward Jordan Hill slip ...

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 ...