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Ed Stefanski joins Raptors' front office Wed Oct 26 19:41:28 2011 EST
Toronto, ON (Sports Network) - The Toronto Raptors on Wednesday named former Philadelphia Sixers general manager Ed Stefanski the club's executive vice president of basketball operations. "Ed Stefanski embodies everything I was hoping to attain when the search began for a top level basketball executive to join our staff," said Toronto GM Bryan Colangelo. "Ed brings to the table experience, smarts, and a great feel for the game and of people." Stefanski, who was let go by the Sixers' new ownersh
Stefanski out as Sixers GM Tue Oct 18 14:07:10 2011 EST
being called the "captain of the ship" by new majority owner Joshua Harris. "We were lucky enough when we bought the team to have two fantastic people doing one job," Harris said. "We are going to stay with Rod. There are no current plans to replace Ed." Stefanski, who was originally hired as the Sixers president and general manager in 2007, already had his role reduced when Thorn arrived in Philadelphia last season. He recently interviewed for the general manager job with the Toronto Raptors.
Toronto needs to avoid Pritchard and look at Lindsey Thu Aug  4 13:04:30 2011 EST
Toronto, Canada (Sports Network) - Add Kevin Pritchard to the list of hopefuls for the vacant Toronto Raptors general manager position. The former Portland Trailblazers GM joins Ed Stefanski, Jeff Bower and Dennis Lindsey as the list of names that the Raptors have been reported to show the most interest towards and, out of everyone, he certainly seems like the obvious choice. Pritchard's time in Portland wasn't the longest but it was quite successful, as he laid down the building blocks to tran
The Jonas Valanciunas coming out party Mon Jul 11 09:44:52 2011 EST
gold- medal game. The victory was well deserved as Lithuania led the entire tournament in scoring and blocked shots, proving it could play defense in addition to its traditional offensive prowess. Leading the way for the Lithuanians was 2011 Toronto Raptors first round pick (fifth overall) Jonas Valanciunas, a young man who utterly dominated all nine games his team had to play. Not a single team had any answer for the 6-foot-11 center as he ended up leading the tournament in scoring (23 ppg), r
Cavs acquire NBADL franchise, relocate it to Canton Thu Jul  7 13:19:54 2011 EST
es our ownership's outstanding commitment to creating a culture of success," said Cavs general manager Chris Grant. "Player development is at the core of our process and being able to operate our own franchise so close to home will place us in the most strategic position to take an active part in the player development process." The Cavaliers had shared an affiliate, the Erie BayHawks, with the Toronto Raptors. Canton will become the NBADL's 16th team when it begins play for the 2011-12 season.
Raptors extend qualifying offer to Weems Mon Jun 27 13:34:21 2011 EST
Toronto, ON (Sports Network) - The Toronto Raptors have extended a qualifying offer to restricted free agent Sonny Weems. Per team policy, financial details were not disclosed. Weems averaged a career-high 9.2 points in 59 games (28 starts) last season for the Raptors. The guard/forward has appeared in 140 career games with Denver and Toronto over three seasons, averaging 7.7 points and 2.5 rebounds and 20.3 minutes.
Raptors' Barbosa exercises contract option Sat Jun 25 17:07:51 2011 EST
Toronto, ON (Sports Network) - Leandro Barbosa will remain a member of the Toronto Raptors, as the eight-year veteran guard exercised his contract option for the 2011-12 season on Saturday. Barbosa averaged 13.3 points and 2.1 assists in 58 games off the bench last season, his first with the Raptors. The 28-year-old has averaged 12.7 points and 2.5 assists over 524 career regular-season games with the Suns and Raptors.
Raptors exercise options on DeRozan, Johnson and Davis Fri Jun 24 18:06:52 2011 EST
Toronto, ON (Sports Network) - The Toronto Raptors announced Friday that they have exercised team options on guard-forward DeMar DeRozan and forwards James Johnson and Ed Davis. The club picked up fourth year options on DeRozan and Johnson and a third year option on Davis. The ninth overall selection by Toronto in the 2009 NBA draft, DeRozan averaged 17.2 ppg and 3.8 rpg while playing in all 82 regular season contests for the Raptors last season. Johnson joined the Raptors via trade from Chicag
The 2011 NBA Draft: Shock, awe, and a hint of malevolence Fri Jun 24 14:08:05 2011 EST
mpson fourth overall. The former Texas Longhorn was listed as a top-10 prospect but for him to sneak into the top- five was completely surprising and it set the stage for how most of the rest of the evening would take place. For example, the Toronto Raptors appeared to have had Kentucky's Brandon Knight, a player who could've shored up their need at point guard, fall to them at the five spot, but instead they elected to go with Lithuanian center Jonas Valanciunas, a prospect with good size, ski
Biyombo's a beauty according to Bobcats Fri Jun 24 03:12:24 2011 EST
ving should take advantage of.. "They felt Kyrie and myself were the two best choices for the organization," Thompson said of the Cleveland brass. "We are just going to come in and just give 100 percent and try to get better every day." 5. - Toronto Raptors - Jonas Valanciunas (Lithuania), center/power forward (6-11, 240) - The Raptors weren't scared off by Jonas' possible contract problems and get a player with good NBA size that excels on the offensive boards and has a soft touch around the b
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