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Denver Nuggets' Linas Kleiza has been targeted by some teams in the past couple of days.

Apparently unaware that the salary cap will decline to $57.7MM next year and that the luxury tax will decline to $69.92MM and that the year after that the numbers are said to possibly decline by 10-15%, the Raptors signed Bargnani to a $50MM deal.

Michael Grange brings unique news, commentary and analysis for around the basketball world Thursday, July 2, 2009 11:44 AM Raptors waiting on Marion Michael Grange T he Toronto Raptors are Linas Kleiza's first choice in free agency, according to league sources, but landing the Denver Nuggets small forward remains contingent on what happens with ...

Expectations were high for the Raptors last season, but coach Sam Mitchell was fired after an 8-9 start and coach Jay Triano steered them backwards and led them to a 25-40 record the rest of the way.

Hedo Turkoglu does his best work late in the game. Apparently, so do the Toronto Raptors.

The Raptors are finding it far more palatable to try and get a couple of free agents rather than place all their faith in one player, even if one of their original plans was dashed last night.

Raptors' plans in Marion's hands Toronto Raptors forward Shawn Marion drives with the ball against the Washington Wizards Caron Butler during their NBA basketball game in Washington, DC, Monday night.

With one move made and another that wasn't, the Raptors sent a couple of messages yesterday as they get ready to enter the NBA free agency waters.

The Toronto Raptors would like to get forward Shawn Marion back after trading for him mid-season. For all the talk that has surrounded the possibility of the Toronto Raptors signing and immediately trading forward Shawn Marion, such deals rarely happen.

With all the excitement of the wheeling and dealing of the NBA Draft and the number of big trades in the league for stars like Shaquille O'Neal and Vince Carter , the July 1 NBA Free Agent Period kicking of will be loaded with drama and more moves.

The first thing you thought when DeMar DeRozan walked through the door as a Toronto Raptor was this: "Hey, that's not Vince Carter." The second thing you thought, as DeRozan spread his expansive hands out in front of him as if warming them by the fire, was "Hey, that's not Rafael Araujo, either." No, the newest Toronto Raptor is his own young man, ...

Does Toronto have a star in their hands? It's way too soon to guess, but I would lean to "no." I've been following DeMar DeRozan for awhile now, and not because I thought, "hey, this guy looks ... by Sang Nguyen 2 272 reads Opinion Does Toronto have a star in their hands? It's way too soon to guess, but I would lean to "no." I've been following ...

Raptors draft DeRozan Southern California's DeMar DeRozan takes questions in the interview room after being selected by the Toronto Raptors in the first round of the NBA basketball draft Thursday, June 25, 2009, in New York.

Everything is interconnected these days for the Raptors, who are staring at one big jigsaw puzzle with the NBA draft a day away and free agency looming next week.

The Toronto Raptors have spent the past several weeks auditioning players, painstakingly taking notes, making phone calls, watching and rewatching video.

As Thursday's NBA Draft approaches, the level of interest and intrigue over how the Toronto Raptors will carry out their plans to get the organization back on the winning track will continue to grow.

With Shawn Marion, Anthony Parker and Joey Graham as unrestricted free agents, and Carlos Delfino in the mix as a restricted free agent the Raptors have spoken about bringing back, that leaves a dearth of shooting guards and small forwards.

Linkage for Jun 16 7pm through Jun 18 7am: Marc Iavaroni - The FAN 590 Toronto - Audio on Demand The Raps newly appointed Assistant Coach joins Jack and the always witty Doug MacLean to talk about how is hiring came to fruition and what Reggie Evans brings to the team.

With another disappointing and underachieving season behind them, the Toronto Raptors and General Manager Bryan Colangelo are now looking to overhaul the Raptors roster once again... by Brad LeClair 6 557 reads Opinion With another disappointing and underachieving season behind them, the Toronto Raptors and General Manager Bryan Colangelo are now ...

The only thing anybody knows for sure about the NBA draft is that nobody knows anything for sure.