May 30, 2001 11:28 PM EST
Orlando Sentinel writer Tim Povtak reports that Orlando is exploring ways to get under the salary cap by up to 9 million to lure Antonio Davis (who told the Raptors on Wednesday, he was opting out of his contract that had 2 years and 15 million remaining on it) to Orlando this offseason. The Magic can get to that figure if Andrew Declercq opts out of his contract (Which Realgm doesn't expect him to do) and Bo Outlaw, Michael Doleac, and one of Orlando's 2 first round picks (15 and 23) were dealt to a team with cap room.
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Vince Carter has made it clear. Talking to The Fan today, Carter said that re-signing with the Raptors is something he will consider once his contract expires after next season and not before. ''I'm not going to let anybody rush me to make a decision. It's a big decision in my life, I don't want to be rushed,'' Carter told the radio station.
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In Sam Smith's latest column he talks about the future of 'The Admiral', the grip Vince Carter has on the Toronto Raptors, Rick Carlisle's new job, and the fact that Antonio McDyess has fired his agent and that he wants to finish his career with the Nuggets. Well worth the read...
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Raptors May 2001 Archive
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| May 27, 2001
Ira Winderman of the Sun-Sentinel writes that what happens this summer could determine the future of Vince Carter in Toronto.
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| May 27, 2001
Miami Herald writer Barry Jackson has another Sunday column filled with news from around the NBA, including why Jamal Mashburn must decide on his role and notes on upcoming free agents, Jordan's possible return, and some Draft news.
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| May 27, 2001
Ken Hornack of the Daytona News-Journal writes about Jim Rome's interview with Antonio Davis and some of the things he said about Canada, as well as some tidbits from around the NBA.
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| May 26, 2001
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| May 26, 2001
Is it a statement of his intentions, or a shrewd real estate investment? Vince Carter has just purchased his second condo in Toronto's Queens Quay area, which is a short walk to Air Canada Place.
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| May 25, 2001
First Antonio Davis says he worries about Canadian schools.
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| May 25, 2001
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| May 25, 2001
Latrell Sprewell demanded "size and toughness.
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| May 23, 2001
Keeping Antonio Davis may be a longshot for the Raptors.
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| May 23, 2001
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| May 22, 2001
Peter Vecsey of the NY Post has a bone to pick with Vince Carter's decision to attend graduation cerimonies on the day of a critical Game 7 vs.
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| May 21, 2001
After losing to Philadelphia, the Raptors will have a busy off-season.
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| May 21, 2001
April Adamson of the Daily News reports on the fan reaction to the Sixers Game 7 win over Toronto.
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| May 21, 2001
April Adamson of the Daily News reports on the fan reaction to the Sixers Game 7 win over Toronto.
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| May 21, 2001
Phil Jasner of the Daily News reports on the Sixers win in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Semi-finals.
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| May 21, 2001
The Daily News' Phil Jasner writes that Mutombo knew what he was saying when he promised a Sixer win in Game 7.
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| May 21, 2001
According to Rick Bonnell of the Charlotte Observer, Ray Allen likes the fact that Vince Carter got his diploma, but he referred to the timing of the event as being "kind of selfish".
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| May 20, 2001
In a game that was supposed to come down to two superstars, it was the role players that made the difference.
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| May 20, 2001
Mark Monteith of the Sporting News Reports that the Pacers want Antonio Davis Back.
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| May 20, 2001
Both sides are gearing up for today's Game Seven in Philadelphia.
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| May 19, 2001
Vince Carter flew to Chapel Hills Saturday afternoon so he can receive his degree Sunday morning.
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| May 19, 2001
"Have you ever heard of NakedNews.
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| May 19, 2001
Phil Jasner of the daily News writes that Dikembe Mutumbo is guaranteeing a win in Game Seven on Sunday.
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| May 19, 2001
The Raptors held off a furious 2nd half charge by the Sixers to even the series 3-3.
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| May 18, 2001
Tom Moore of the Courier Times says that although the Sixers worked so hard to win Home Court Advantage, they don't want to return home in this series.
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| May 17, 2001
Reports say Charles Oakley and Tyrone Hill may be closer to ending their feud after Hill paid the $54,000 he owed from a dice game two summers ago.
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| May 17, 2001
Tom Moore of the Courier Times reports that Iverson's Herculean Effort propelled the Sixers to a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven series against the Raptors.
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| May 17, 2001
Tyrone Hill says he has paid.
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| May 16, 2001
NBA MVP Allen Iverson celebrated the award by dropping 52 on the Raptors to lead the Sixers to a 3-2 lead over the Raptors.
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| May 16, 2001
Bob Ford of the Inquirer reports that Antonio Davis will play through the pain.
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| May 15, 2001
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| May 15, 2001
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| May 15, 2001
According to various sources, Toronto Raptors center Antonio Davis has a torn triceps muscle in his left arm.
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| May 14, 2001
Toronto is starting to become more of a basketball city as the Raptors experience playoff success.
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| May 14, 2001
Bill Lyon of the Philadelphia Inquirer says the key to the sixer's success is their intensity.
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| May 14, 2001
From Phil Jasner of the Philadelphia daily News, the Sixers won for the first time this season in Toronto Sunday.
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| May 13, 2001
The Raptors know they have the advantage, but they also recognize the Sixers are injured and haven't played their best.
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| May 13, 2001
George Lynch will miss the remainder of the playoffs with a broken left foot.
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| May 13, 2001
Allen Iverson and his coach Larry Brown are disagreeing again.
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| May 13, 2001
The LA Times' Mark Heisler's column talks about the decline and fall of the Knicks, the Carter-Iverson shootout, the Bucks-Hornets series and other bits including Yao Ming, Magic Johnson's coaching aspirations and over-priced payroll failures.
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| May 13, 2001
Mitch Lawrence covers news about Allan Houston, the Toronto-to-Orlando pipeline, coaching news, draft news, and more.
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| May 13, 2001
It is far from a given.
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| May 12, 2001
By giving George Lynch more time at the power forward, the Sixers may be able to slow the Raptors up-tempo game.
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| May 12, 2001
To say the Toronto Raptors merely blew out the Sixers, 102-78, would be to terribly understate what happened.
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| May 11, 2001
Vince Carter versus Allen Iverson is the kind of marquee matchup the NBA has been craving since the days of Magic Johnson and Larry Bird.
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| May 11, 2001
While the Raptors were puzzling over how to stop Allen Iverson on Wednesday night at the First Union Center, about 100 miles up the New Jersey Turnpike, the Toronto Maple Leafs were being driven from the Stanley Cup playoffs by the New Jersey Devils.
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| May 11, 2001
"I just feel like it's tough for us at home," Jumaine Jones said.
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| May 11, 2001
One stands more than he sits, the other sits more than he stands.
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| May 10, 2001
Alvin Williams accepts responsibility for Allen Iverson's sensational 54 point game.
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| May 10, 2001
Alvin Williams felt bad about having a bad game two against Philadelphia.
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| May 10, 2001
A little poorer, but somewhat wiser, Keon Clark returned to the First Union Center last night determined not to let the Philadelphia fans get under his skin.
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| May 10, 2001
Alvin Williams sat in the visitors' locker room icing his aching knees and feet, but there wasn't an ice pack big enough to dispel the steam still rising from Allen Iverson's nuclear 54-point performance against the Toronto Raptors last night.
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| May 10, 2001
In one of the most electrifying playoff performances of our time, Iverson obliterated the fact that another star, Vince Carter, was on the court with him.
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| May 9, 2001
The Raptors are learning to win under the glare of the playoff lights.
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| May 9, 2001
The Timberwolves, who played the Sacramento Kings in Tokyo to open the 1999-2000 regular season, will play the Toronto Raptors in an exhibition game in Cologne, Germany, on Oct.
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| May 9, 2001
Allen Iverson says the Sixers have heard the alarm loudly and clearly and are ready to come out strong in Game 2 tonight in their best-of-seven Eastern Conference semifinal series.
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| May 9, 2001
Larry Brown is focusing more on what the Sixers failed to do than what the Raptors are capoable of doing.
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| May 9, 2001
They know they squandered a 17-point lead and had to survive a game-tying three-point attempt from Aaron McKie as the opening game spent itself Sunday evening.
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| May 8, 2001
Article on how well Dell Curry is doing with the Raptors.
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| May 8, 2001
About 48 hours after Oakley's Toronto Raptors eliminated the Knicks in the first round of the playoffs, he talked with amused detachment about the panic taking place in New York.
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| May 7, 2001
Did Charles Oakley go to far pushing Vince Carter? Oakley even got into a running spat with Carter's mom, Michelle.
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| May 5, 2001
Charles Oakley and Tyrone Hill could be ready for round three in a very unpleasant dispute.
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| May 5, 2001
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) -- The Toronto Raptors and the Minnesota Timberwolves will meet in a pre-season game in Germany in October, the NBA's European office said Thursday.
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