Morning Coffee – May 28
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Toronto Sun
It may wind up the Raptors only get to see a guy they are potentially interested in at a group event like Chicago this week, Minneapolis early next week or New Jersey a week before the draft.
Even the Chicago event this week may turn out to be much ado about nothing. While Kelly is confident the Raptors will at least get solid medical information on the players, finding out anything further about their game and abilities from these workouts will be much less certain. Unlike in the past when these combines ...
First Cup: Thursday
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... Mike Ganter of the Toronto Sun: "Jim Kelly, the Raptors senior director of player personnel is in the midst of scheduling, rescheduling, and re-rescheduling his next few weeks as he tries to ensure the Raptors get an up-close-and personal look at as many players of interest as possible. The problem is that quite often his efforts seem to conflict with those of the agents and the players they represent. 'It's a real challenge just to get guys to come up,' Kelly said from the NBA draft combine in Chicago, where he and the Raptors braintrust, seven in all, ...
Linkage for May 25 3pm to May 30 7am
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... Preparing for NBA draft a dizzying process | Toronto Sun Even the Chicago event this week may turn out to be much ado about nothing. While Kelly is confident the Raptors will at least get solid medical information on the players, finding out anything further about their game and abilities from these workouts will be much less certain. ...
Toronto Raptors Linkage for May 21st through May 30th
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... - It s a chance to get face-to-face with people, ask some questions, get to know them a little bit, Toronto Raptors president and general manager Bryan Colangelo said. It helps to get a gut feel for the person. Preparing for NBA draft a dizzying process | Toronto Sun - Even the Chicago event this week may turn out to be much ado about nothing. While Kelly is confident the Raptors will at least get solid medical information on the players, finding out anything further about their game and abilities from these workouts will be much less certain. ...
