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Toronto to get in on Harvey deal?

Dec 23, 2003 9:12 AM EST

On Sunday, we first reported that Magic forward Donnell Harvey would be traded to the Phoenix Suns inexchange for forward Robert Archibald and Phoenix's 2004 second-round pick.

Today, the swap will take place but the Toronto Raptors are rumored to be trying to acquire Archibald from Orlando. It is not clear what they are offering but if they are offering anything, it's probably a second-round pick.

The trade was delayed until today because Harvey signed with the Magic on Sept. 23 and couldn't be traded for three months.

Via Bob Young of the Arizona Republic

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Hill close to signing with Toronto

Dec 18, 2003 8:55 AM EST

Kurt market shifts The Toronto Raptors are moving closer to signing free agent forward Tyrone Hill, according to a league official, and Hill could be available when the Knicks face the Raptors tomorrow.

Via New York Daily News

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Bulls, Raptors await approval on trade

Dec 15, 2003 11:01 PM EST

CHICAGO (AP) The Chicago Bulls are on the verge of reacquiring Rick Brunson from the Toronto Raptors for Roger Mason Jr. in an exchange of reserve guards.

The Bulls initially said Monday they had made a trade that required only the players passing physicals. Chicago then said the trade had not yet been granted league approval, but the two teams had ``seriously discussed'' a deal.

Brunson is averaging 1.3 points in three games this season and 2.5 points for his seven-year career. Since going undrafted in 1997, the 6-foot-4 guard has been with five teams, including the Bulls in the 2002-03 season.

The 6-5 Mason, drafted in 2002 by the Bulls in the second round, has appeared in 20 games in two seasons, averaging 1.7 points. He has been on the injured list with a strained left groin since early November.

The Raptors and Bulls recently completed a six-player trade that sent Jalen Rose to Toronto for Antonio Davis.

Via Associated Press

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Raptors Dec 2003 Archive

  • Bulls, Raptors exchange guards

    bulls.com | Dec 15, 2003

    The Chicago Bulls today acquired guard Rick Brunson from the Toronto Raptors in exchange for guard Roger Mason, Jr.

  • Mason preparing for trade

    Chicago Sun-Times | Dec 12, 2003

    Roger Mason Jr.

  • Vince no longer alone

    Associated Press | Dec 10, 2003

    TORONTO (AP) Vince Carter isn't the only scoring threat in Toronto anymore.

  • Ty Hill to Toronto; trade off?

    Chicago Sun-Times | Dec 5, 2003

    The rumored trade between the Chicago Bulls and Toronto Raptors that would send Roger Mason Jr.

  • Ex-Rap Jefferies says good riddance to Brunson

    Toronto Sun | Dec 5, 2003

    Little used forward Chris Jefferies said he was excited to be out of Toronto, mainly because there was a cancer inside the dressing room.

  • NBA Today

    Associated Press | Dec 4, 2003

    Chicago at Philadelphia (7 p.

  • Wednesday's NBA Capsules

    Associated Press | Dec 4, 2003

    TORONTO (AP) Donyell Marshall and Vince Carter each scored 21 points and the new-look Toronto Raptors set a franchise record with 17 3-pointers in a 105-95 victory over the Boston Celtics on Wednesday night.

  • Rose becomes Toronto's starting point guard

    Associated Press | Dec 3, 2003

    TORONTO (AP) Move over, Alvin Williams.

  • Rose no troublemaker

    Toronto Sun | Dec 3, 2003

    In Chicago they might tell you that Jalen Rose is a hugely paid, selfish, one-dimensional NBA shooter who can score but not win games, who thinks there is no such thing as a bad shot, who was dispatched with such glee out of the Windy City that there was a police escort helping him out of town.

  • Rose unhappy with ``bash-work'' preceding his Bulls departure

    Associated Press | Dec 2, 2003

    PHILADELPHIA (AP) Jalen Rose has already spent a lot of time defending his character since joining the Toronto Raptors, the result of what he believes was back-channel bashing in Chicago.

  • New Raps check in

    Toronto Star | Dec 1, 2003

    He's been described as a problem child and a locker room malcontent.