Anthony Parker News

The Cleveland CavaliersA suffered their second successive loss, despite a triple-doubleA by league MVP LeBron James, in the new NBA season on WednesdayA with a 101-91 defeat to the Toronto Raptors.

The Score, which is broadcasting the Toronto Raptors' season opener Wednesday evening against the Cleveland Cavaliers, would be wise to keep a camera on Diane DeRozan.

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Bosh hosts the Cavs tonight at the ACC. Let's NBA! My life just got 30% better with the season starting today.

Toronto Raptors forward Chris Bosh reacts after scoring against the Cleveland Cavaliers during second half NBA action in Toronto on Wednesday, October 10, 2009.

Andrea Bargnani scored a game-high 28 points and Chris Bosh contributed 21 points and 16 rebounds, as the Toronto Raptors began their season with a 101-91 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers.

On most teams when a player expected to average 12 to 18 minutes per game is lost due to injury, it isna TMt considered to be a big deal.A There is almost always another player who can play additional minutes for a few games without a noticeable drop off in the teama TMs success.

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INDEPENDENCE: Anthony Parker likes the position he's in right now with the Cavaliers - right between LeBron James and Shaquille O'Neal. The 6-foot-6 forward, who was acquired during the free-agency period this summer, stands to benefit greatly from playing alongside the two as he assumes the starting job as the Cavs' shooting guard.

Sports mathematician Wayne Winston says former Raptor Anthony Parker "will be missed" but Amir Johnson is a "vastly underrated power forward" and of Hedo Turkoglu, "It was good to get him." JESSICA HILL/AP FILE PHOTO , RICK MADONIK/TORONTO STAR FILE PHOTO , FRANK GUNN/THE CANADIAN PRESS FILE PHOTO The Toronto Raptors will finish lower than sixth ...

Wright pushes for consideration with Raptors Toronto Raptors' Antoine Wright takes a shot during the second day of training camp in Ottawa, Ont., Wednesday, September 30, 2009.

At the Gate Five studio during the Raptors TV program for Thursday nighta s preseason game against the Houston Rockets, TV Analyst Leo Rautins made the bold observation that with nine new faces the Raptors may not have put everything together by the start of the season.

In one of several big name signings this off season in the NBA, the Toronto Raptors signed the 30-year-old Hedo Turkoglu to a five-year $50 million plus contract.

Two Toronto Raptors are on the mend after undergoing recent surgery. Anthony Parker underwent surgery on his middle finger on his right hand to repair a damaged extensor tendon.

DeRozan, Weems and Johnson. Twitter 's good for something. Jay Triano doesn't care about winning any of these games.

The Toronto Raptors have agreed to a four-team trade, turning free-agent-to-be Shawn Marion and little-used forward Kris Humphries into two backup wing players.

So, now that the roster is set in stone at least until the season begins, I've heard and seen throughout this long offseason that most Raptors fans are like, "oh, we can win a good 46-47 games this year." But, I continue to be unimpressed when the majority of you aren't expecting 50 wins or more.

Wednesday, September 30, 2009 10:23 AM On West, Bargnani and Colangelo Michael Grange M ental illness is serious business and I don't pretend to be an expert or anything close, but it's been interesting to follow the Delonte West situation from afar.

INDEPENDENCE: Day Two in the will-he-or-will-he-not-show-up-at-practice saga of Delonte West came Wednesday and the Cavaliers sounded unfazed by West's absence.

INDEPENDENCE: Delonte West found himself having to face questions related to his behavior at Cleveland Clinic Courts today.