The Raptors will no doubt renounce the rights to O'Bryant, Wright and Nesterovic thus freeing up a cap-hold of $5.57M. This amount would otherwise be counted against the cap when making any transactions. The only question is whether they will renounce Amir Johnson or not. His cap-hold is $7.88M.
Assuming that Bryan Colangelo doesn't trade away another of our first round picks over the next 70 days, on June 24th at 7pm in Madison Square Gardens, David Stern will introduce to the Toronto fans and media our next great hope. However, before we get too excited about what the Raptors can expect to take…
He’s basically boxed himself in and now Colangelo must realize his next move is to try to capitalize on Bosh’s market value. That is why Bosh must go.
Colangelo cannot begin next season with Turkoglu, Bargnani and Calderon in the starting lineup. Not after the softness and lack of self-respect they have shown this season.
Mild shock. That's how I'd describe the feeling right now. The Raptors season has come to a sudden end and knowing that there won't be another Raptor game for 6 1/2 months brings over a feeling of sadness.
This week on The Doctor Is In, it's the end of season analysis, where we talk about....
81 down, 1 to go, and it's the most important one. Raptors host the Knicks at the ACC, tip-off at 8pm.
"We're still going to compete; it's a big game for Toronto," said Chris Duhon, undoubtedly making his Knicks swan song. "You don't want to be embarrassed in your last game."
"I give them credit," said Kuester. "They really shot the ball truly well. You shoot 60% on three and 60% overall. I know our defense wasn't all that great, but I still give them a lot of credit. "