Will Raptors Pursue Jefferson, Free Agents? - HOOPSWORLD | NBA News, Rumors and Information

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Linkage - May 3
Published 5/3/2008 by Scott at The AltRaps Blog
... shoring up the defense and adding a couple complementary parts to surround their marquee player. But where will Colangelo turn for such improvements? Free agency is the best bet, not to mention a potential trade or two with the Raptors being able to dangle their lone draft selection – the 17 th overall pick – and perhaps a current point guard or some expiring contracts as well. But the actual name to keep in mind during the Raptors offseason may be New Jersey’s Richard Jefferson. - Hoopsworld TJ Ford, Jose Calderon, Toronto Raptors Neither of these two are star players, ...

NetsDaily Off-Season Report #3
Published 5/4/2008 by NetIncome at NetsDaily Blog
... trades. He’s not Sam Smith. But he did so this weekend, suggesting that the Nets might be interested in sending Richard Jefferson to Toronto for Andrea Bargnani, Jorge Garbajosa and Joey Graham. He even talked to RJ about it. Beyond promising he would “kill” the Nets four times a year if they traded him inside the division, RJ did note that Raptor GM Bryan Colangelo has watched him since he played high school ball in Phoenix. HoopsWorld’s Wendell Maxey also suggested Jefferson would be a good fit in Toronto. Hmm. Our suspicions ...