Barring any unexpected last-minute snags, the Raptors are poised to announce today it has signed point guard T.J. Ford to a contract extension that guarantees the 23-year-old will be able to join 22-year-old Chris Bosh and 21-year-old Andrea Bargnani as the cornerstones of the franchise for at least the next four years.
According to league and team sources, Ford will get a deal similar to the extension Bosh signed this summer: three years with an option on a fourth that kicks in starting with the 2007-08 season. Ford will earn between $8 million and $9 million (all figures U.S.) annually, putting him among the top third of NBA point guards in salary.
"We've got a lot of young, good players and you want to have those guys together so they can grow together and get better," Toronto coach Sam Mitchell said yesterday.
"I think it's important for (Ford) and the organization. It shows him the organization is committed to him. He said all along once we made the trade for him that he wanted to be here.
"That's the thing Bryan (Colangelo) and I talked about ... everybody on the roster wants to be here. It's just another sign that we don't get other people's castaways now, we aren't other people's last choices."
Via Toronto Star
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Oct 30, 2006 10:29 PM EST
T.J. Ford reportedly is poised to sign a lengthy contract extension with the Toronto Raptors.
"They are very, very close to working out a deal," a source told Canadian Press on Monday. "They are just working on a couple of legal issues."
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Oct 30, 2006 11:35 AM EST
T.J. Ford and the Raptors are on the verge of reaching an agreement on a contract extension, according to league sources that spoke with Globesports.com.
"[They're] working on getting something done, I'm optimistic," said one source close to the negotiations who did not want to be identified.
"It just always seems to be the case in negotiations," the source said. "There have been no particular sticking points, it's just a matter of the process working itself out."
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Raptors Oct 2006 Archive
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Canoe | Oct 27, 2006
Chris Bosh has missed four out of the seven preseason games that the Raptors have played, but he will play on Friday against the Bulls.
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Toronto Star | Oct 26, 2006
Fred Jones didn't have a legitimate opportunity this preseason to become a starter with the Raptors, but he has been impressive and his role off the bench is fine with him.
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The Toronto Star | Oct 25, 2006
The MLB and NFL have both suffered steroid scandals, but the NBA has yet to experience a similar scenario.
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Globe And Mail | Oct 24, 2006
Chris Bosh will miss Wednesday's game against Boston, but plans on playing in the Friday contest against Chicago.
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The News-Herald | Oct 23, 2006
The Cavaliers have been extremely fortunate in the preseason with regard to injuries.
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TSN | Oct 23, 2006
The Raptors remained unbeated in preseason play by defeating the Cavaliers on Sunday by a final score of 91-90.
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ESPN | Oct 20, 2006
Chris Bosh and Fred Jones each scored 16 points and six other Toronto Raptors reached double figures in Toronto's 118-84 preseason victory over Maccabi Tel-Aviv on Thursday night.
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Toronto Sun | Oct 17, 2006
The Raptors are trying to sign new point guard T.J. Ford to a contract extension.
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The Star | Oct 16, 2006
Toronto cut LaVell Blanchard and Cezary Trybanski following Sunday's game.
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Chicago Tribune | Oct 16, 2006
Joey Graham of the Toronto Raptors is a pilot after getting his degree in aviation and following Cory Lidle's crash last week, said: "If I could say anything to the rest of the pilots, it's keep flying.
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Toronto Star | Oct 16, 2006
Deciding to err on the side of caution, the Raptors kept Chris Bosh out of what turned into a 119-110 win over the Nets because of a sore left heel.
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Globe And Mail | Oct 15, 2006
Raptor, the mascot of the Toronto Raptos, was performing on the top of a stepladder, performing a skit when he lost his balance and fell.
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Globe And Mail | Oct 11, 2006
Another day and another complaint about the NBA's new basketball; this time from Toronto's T.
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Toronto Star | Oct 10, 2006
As he calmly stroked the game-winning basket in his NBA pre-season debut, Jorge Garbajosa served notice that he may be classified as a rookie but he's not afraid to take the big shot.
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Globe And Mail | Oct 9, 2006
Andrea Bargnani made his NBA debut midway through the first quarter and provided the Raptors a life, as he casually drained his first shot, a wide-open three-pointer on a kick-out by Ford.
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Globe And Mail | Oct 6, 2006
After being a poor defensive team last season, the Raptors appear to be turning it around in training camp so far, but their offense currently is not clicking.
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Toronto Star | Oct 6, 2006
Sam Mitchell, the Raptors coach, calls P.
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Toronto Sun | Oct 4, 2006
Guard Fred Jones and forward Uros Slokar limped off the court during the first day of training camp yesterday, but the injuries are not considered serious.
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Toronto Sun | Oct 4, 2006
Longest serving Raptor Mo Peterson, who had a career-best season last year, made a point of not trying to be a weightlifting champion this summer.
