
| Former Jays closer Jeremy Accardo: GM "lied" | |
Jeremy Accardo used to be the closer for the Toronto Blue Jays in 2007, when he started the season with 21 scoreless innings and finished the season with 30 saves and a 2.14 ERA. He was hurt most of 2008, and spent most of the last two seasons with the Triple-A Las Vegas 51s, of which he’s not particularly pleased about, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal. Thanks for visiting my blog =). Posted in mlb, raptors-rumors | No Comments »
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| Diaw and Chandler not moving to Raptors? | |
Charlotte Bobcats owner Michael Jordan has gotten cold feet on a deal that would send center Tyson Chandler (notes) and forward Boris Diaw (notes) to the Toronto Raptors for guard Jose Calderon (notes) and forward Reggie Evans (notes) , according to Yahoo! Sports’ Adrian Wojnarowski. "Right now, Michael is having second thoughts," a source told Wojnarowski, even though all the players had been informed that they were moving to new teams There is the quick update of the day. |
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| Jermaine O’Neal headed to Dallas? | |
The Dallas Mavericks have been rumored to be interested in signing free-agent center Shaquille O’Neal (notes) but the Dallas Morning News reports that there is another O’Neal on the team’s radar this offseason: 6-11 center Jermaine O’Neal (notes) , who spent last season with the Miami Heat , pouring in 13.6 points per game along with 1.4 blocks and 6.9 rebounds. Thanks for reading! . |
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| Rockets offering Ariza, Battier, Scola in sign-and-trade deals | |
The Houston Rockets would like to snag one of the top free-agent power forwards, such as Chris Bosh (notes) or Amar’e Stoudemire (notes) , but it would have to do a sign-and-trade deal in order to get under the salary cap. Running low on time today, i’ll be back tomorrow hopefully with some more news. |
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| Mavericks to meet with Nowitzki, Haywood on Thursday | |
Dirk Nowitzki (notes) may be an unrestricted free agent and free of the Dallas Mavericks for the first time in his 12-year career, but that doesn’t mean he’s leaving town . Yahoo! Sports’ Marc J If anybody needs tickets to games, remember to click the tickets link at the top. |
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| Turkoglu may stay in Toronto | |
Hedo Turkoglu (notes) has let it be known publicly that he would like to become a member of the former Toronto Raptors club sooner rather than later. But TSN is reporting that Raptors General Manger Bryan Colangelo is thinking Turkoglu may be back on the floor for the Raps next season. The site reports that a Turkish sports site, sporx.com , has Turkoglu backing off on any trade desire he may have previously expressed Not much else going on in the NBA world today. |
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| Turkoglu eases trade demand, may stay in Toronto | |
Hedo Turkoglu (notes) has clarified his trade demand, indicating he would be amenable to staying with the Toronto Raptors if the system changes as he expects it to, according to a report on TSN . TSN reports that Turkolgu backed off his desire to be traded, doing so in an interview with a Turkish sports site, sporx.com . There is the quick update of the day. |
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| Turkoglu wanted by "handful" of teams | |
After one year with the Toronto Raptors , Hedo Turkoglu (notes) would like to get out of town and there are a "handful" of teams that are interested in helping him escape, according to the Toronto Star. The team has the 13th pick in tomorrow’s draft but is talking to other teams about potential deals That’s all the news for today. |
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| Bosh considering Knicks | |
Chris Bosh (notes) will soon no longer be in the employ of the Toronto Raptors and the New York Post reports that the New York Knicks will be one of the teams that he’ll be seriously considering moving to. If anybody needs tickets to games, remember to click the tickets link at the top. |
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| Sixers interviewing Sam Mitchell | |
The Philadelphia 76ers have gotten a few folks who won’t even interview for the head-coaching job that is open there, such as Mark Jackson, Jeff Van Gundy, and Larry Brown. Continue reading here: |
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| Bosh gives signs he’s leaving Toronto | |
Chris Bosh (notes) will be one of the big-name free agents available on July 1 and unlike Dwyane Wade (notes) and LeBron James (notes) , it is fully expected that he won’t be re-signing with the Toronto Raptors . Read more: |
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