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The Toronto Raptors have officially announced they picked up the fourth-year option on Marco Belinelli's rookie contract on Raptors.com . Belinelli is now under contract with the Raptors through the 2010-11 season.

Tuesday, October 27, 2009 11:09 AM Talking hoops, LeBron and Shaq with AP T he Raptors locker room is open to media for 45 minutes beginning 90 minutes before the game, and for most of the past two years the go-to spot was the farthest side of the wall where Joey Graham, Kris Humphries, Jamario Moon and Anthony Parker lived.

While almost everyone would agree that Jose Calderon's 2008-09 season was a disappointment, if one only looks at his statistics, last season was just another step forward in his NBA career.

Chris Bosh, Jose Calderon and Andrea Bargnani pose with menacing glares in an ad campaign for the upcoming Toronto Raptors season, the only three familiar faces from this time last year.

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Reggie Evans, in red, is shelved for the rest of the pre-season. Toronto Raptors newcomer Reggie Evans will miss the remainder of the pre-season because of a sprained left foot.

Wednesday, October 7, 2009 02:17 PM Postmortem on pre-season opener Michael Grange I t was the first game and everything, so no need to read too much into that, is there? But if you were looking for real promising signs there weren't many of those either, were there.

Raptors remain winless in preseason Toronto Raptors' Sonny Weems, left, shields the ball from Philadelphia 76ers' Jason Kapono during first-half NBA preseason action in Toronto on October 7, 2009.

Raptors' Quincy Douby drives the net while 76ers' Jason Kapono defends during first half pre-season action in Toronto on Wednesday.

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Kapono, Raptors get fresh starts Philadelphia 76ers forward Thaddeus Young protects the ball against Toronto Raptors forward Marco Belinelli during the first half of their pre-season NBA basketball game in London, Ontario October 6, 2009.

Second-to-last day of 76ers training camp is complete. If you want to be a part of Deep Sixers on Twitter, click here: DeepSixer3 .

Rookie DeMar DeRozan wowed the crowd with a couple of big time dunks, scrappy new forward Reggie Evans showed some of the hard-nosed defence that first attracted Toronto's interest, and Jarrett Jack barely kept his mouth shut.

On a team that had been lacking toughness, it doesn't get much tougher than Reggie Evans.

"I don't think he's going to do that here," Bargnani said. "That's a game move, not practice." The thing with Evans is, you just never know.

When Bryan Colangelo thinks something isn't working, a lot of people find themselves somewhere else in a big hurry! The Toronto Raptors have been through more personnel changes than a fast food joint since the start of last season.

Want to know who's heating up for a big season on the hardwood? Insider is tapping into John Hollinger's projected player efficiency ratings to see who's trending up and down across the NBA.

The Toronto Raptors have undergone many changes this offseason. With a revamped roster, new coach, and gained confidence, they are certainly a team to look out for.

They have been in the league for going on their 15th season now and have yet to make a postseason run or ring up a 50-plus win season.

After Moon, he was my least favorite Raptor of last year. The hand-clapping shot-contests, the purposely made grimaces, his matador defense, the wry smile every time he was asked about his health and just about everything to do with him was flat-out annoying.