Maurizio Gherardini, one of the most successful basketball executives in Europe, has emerged as one of the top candidates to become the Raptors' assistant general manager, the Toronto Sun is reporting.
It is believed the Raptors have inquired about Gherardini, the long-time general manager of powerful Benetton Treviso of the Italian League.
"There is a lot of speculation of what might happen with the assistant GM spot," Colangelo said. "When it comes time to make an announcement about a hire and when something becomes official, we'll certainly release that. But there is a lot of speculation and I don't want to fuel speculation by commenting on one candidate."
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Apr 21, 2006 10:20 AM EST
Toronto GM Bryan Colangelo has given Sam Mitchell the green light to return next season to the Raptors' bench.
"(Mitchell) is under contract (for one more season) and he'll be the coach of this team next year," Colangelo said.
"I do believe that Sam -- and I felt this at the very beginning and I feel this a month and a half into this process -- deserves the opportunity to succeed or fail with the group we're going to put on the floor next year," Colangelo said.
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Apr 20, 2006 12:49 PM EST
Raptors fans can now breathe easily after forward Chris Bosh said today: "I'll gladly come back," Bosh said, confirming he'll sign a lucrative six-year contract extension this summer.
"My whole thing is 'why not?' " said Bosh, who as a three-year pro was entering into an offseason in which the Raptors had exclusive negotiating rights. "I have a chance to have my own team, be a leader on the team and challenge myself to bring it back up."
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Raptors Apr 2006 Archive
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Globe and Mail | Apr 19, 2006
Bryan Colangelo said on Tuesday that if efforts to re-sign Mike James, a pending free agent, were unsuccessful, he'd consider a sign-and-trade with the veteran guard.
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The Toronto Star | Apr 17, 2006
Chris Bosh said Sunday that the hiring of president and general manager Bryan Colangelo a couple of months ago is a significant step in the right direction for the Raptors.
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Slam! Sports | Apr 16, 2006
Charlie Villanueva has been fighting stomach pain, nausea, dizziness - and it overcame him again on Friday night in the third quarter against the Detroit Pistons, but he managed to fight through it and record nine points, three steals and four rebounds in the second half as the Raptors snapped a 10-game losing streak by posting a 108-103 victory.
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Toronto Star | Apr 16, 2006
"I believe I'm always going to get better and I don't want to lock myself into a deal that I outplay maybe a year or two from now," said Raptors guard Mike James.
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The Globe and Mail | Apr 14, 2006
"He scares the stuffing out of me right now," a source with close ties to the Raptors said of James. "Everything that comes out of his mouth lately, it's all about him.
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Toronto Star | Apr 12, 2006
The Pacers are certain to make many changes this off-season.
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SI.com | Apr 11, 2006
Because of illness, Dwyane Wade missed the Heat's game against the Toronto Raptors on Tuesday night.
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Toronto Sun | Apr 11, 2006
"The coaching staff is doing a good job under some difficult (circumstances)," said Bryan Colangelo.
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Toronto Star | Apr 11, 2006
According to the Toronto Star, long time Raptor guard Alvin Williams may not get his wish to finish out his career with the Raptors.
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Slam Sports | Apr 8, 2006
In recent weeks, Mike James' stock seems to have fallen, in part because of his comments on how much money he would like ($6-9 million US per season has been bandied around).
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Toronto Star | Apr 7, 2006
Tony Ronzone, an executive with the Detroit Pistons known for his international basketball contacts and John Gabriel — former GM of the Orlando Magic — are two of the names on a list of about 10 candidates for the role of Assistant GM with the Toronto Raptors, according to league sources.
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Boston Globe | Apr 5, 2006
Eric Williams feels his future with the Raptors is in limbo.
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Toronto Star | Apr 5, 2006
After going through a long list of sins committed by his team in a 124-120 loss to the Boston Celtics, a list that included calling timeouts at the wrong time, fouling opponents when they had no chance to score and sending the opposition to the free-throw line an incredible 53 times, Raptors coach Sam Mitchell was asked if his players will learn not to make the same mistakes over and over again.
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Toronto Star | Apr 4, 2006
Guard Andre Barrett has signed on with the Toronto Raptors for the remainder of this year and has been given a contract for the 2006-07 season, the team announced Tuesday.
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The Star | Apr 4, 2006
"There's no shortage of good, young talent" on the Raptors' roster, said Bryan Colangelo. "Another young guy with no experience may not be the best thing for this team."
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Slam! Sports | Apr 4, 2006
The Toronto Raptors announced on Monday that they have released free-agent centre James Lang.
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Boston Globe | Apr 2, 2006
''I'm a pit bull because I'm misunderstood," said Mike James. ''A pit bull is the sweetest, most loving dog in the world and full of energy."
