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| Carlos Delfino left the NBA as he has inked a three-year deal with BC Khimki of the Euroleague, according to Eurocupbasketball.com. |
Our View: A few NBA clubs were interested in him, such as the Pistons, but he opted to return to Europe. |
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| Roko Ukic, the Raptors second round selection in the 2005 NBA Draft, has signed with the club to serve as the teams backup point guard, according to TSN. |
Our View: Ukic is still only 22 years old, and he is currently playing for the Croatian National team trying to qualify for the Olympic Games. Last season in Italy he average 11.5 points, 2.4 rebounds and 2.8 assists in 19 Euroleague games. |
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| Nathan Jawai did not play in the Toronto Raptors summer league game yesterday due to a groin strain he suffered a few weeks ago, according to Slam! Sports. |
Our View: Jawai is 6-foot-10 and nearly 300 pounds, so he has the body to play in the NBA, but he will need time to develop and become an impact player in both the NBA and fantasy leagues. |
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| Nathan Jawai has signed a two-year deal with the Raptors, according to the AP. Financial terms were not disclosed. |
Our View: Jawai was the unanimous 2008 Rookie of the Year in Australia’s National Basketball League where he averaged 17.7 points and 9.6 rebounds over 30 games for the Cairns Taipans. Jawai excels as a glass cleaner under the hoop, but is still raw and needs time to develop the other facets of his game.
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| The Raptors have re-signed Jose Calderon to a multi-year deal, according to the AP. Exact terms of the deal were not disclosed. GM Bryan Colangelo said, "We couldn’t be happier for Jose to be in a position to sign a long-term contract and lead this team as its starting point guard."
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Our View: He scored a career-best 11.2 points per game last season while sharing the point guard role with TJ Ford. Calderon is still improving and should be "fantasy worthy" next season as he will have the starting point guard gig all to himself with Ford departed to Indiana. Calderon could realistically challenge the league lead in assists, as he finished fifth last season with 8.3 per contest. |
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| The Raptors have officially acquired Jermaine O'Neal from the Pacers, according to TSN. The Pacers received TJ Ford and Rasho Nesterovic in the deal. The Raptors also acquire the draft rights to forward Nathan Jawai and the Pacers gets Maceo Baston and the draft rights to Roy Hibbert. |
Our View: O'Neal averaged 18.6 points and 9.6 rebounds a game over eight seasons with Indiana. But he only averaged 13.6 points and 6.7 boards over an injury spoiled 2007-08 campaign. He should benefit from a fresh start in Toronto.
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| Jose Calderon has re-signed with the Toronto Raptors, according to ESPN.com. "Early this morning, through my agents, I reached a preliminary agreement with the Toronto Raptors," Calderon said. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. |
Our View: This is an update to an earlier story that the team wanted to sign Calderon to a long-term deal. This should put him on the radar for all fantasy owners. T.J. Ford is gone, so his minutes, and numbers, should increase. |
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| The Toronto Raptors will try to sign point guard Jose Calderon to a long term deal, reports the Toronto Star. The paper speculates he could receive as much as $8 million per year. |
Our View: With T.J. Ford now in Indiana, Calderon will see more minutes than the 30 per game he had been playing. That will certainly increase his numbers, as will the acquisition of Jermaine O'Neal in the post. Expect Calderon to put up the best numbers of his career for fantasy basketball. |
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