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Friday Oct 23 | Fox Sports

Johnson's bumpy ride from minors smoothes out

As a teenager growing up in Los Angeles, Amir Johnson must have felt like he landed on another planet when he set foot in Sioux Falls, S.D., early in his professional Basketball career.

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Related Topix: Sports, Toronto Raptors, NBA Basketball, Amir Johnson, NBA Players, Detroit Pistons, Rasho Nesterovic, Reggie Evans

Wed Oct 14, 2009

Sportsnet.ca

Who are these guys? Meet the new Raps

Coming off a disastrous 33-49 campaign, Toronto Raptors general manager Bryan Colangelo went to work this past off-season and brought in nine new faces.

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Related Topix: Sports, Toronto Raptors, NBA Basketball, Sonny Weems, Amir Johnson, Hedo Turkoglu, NBA Players, Reggie Evans

Sun Oct 11, 2009

Ottawa Sun

Sonny side up for Raps

Sonny Weems is beginning to assert himself, in part because he has been given an opportunity to start.

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Related Topix: Sports, Toronto Raptors, NBA Basketball, Sonny Weems, NBA Players, Denver Nuggets, Joey Graham, Amir Johnson

Mon Oct 05, 2009

Raptors Republic

Morning Coffee Oct 1

If there is a great unknown at Raptors camp this year, it comes in the form of Sonny Weems, the 6-foot-6 guard/forward who came to the Raptors along with Amir Johnson in the Carlos Delfino/Roko Ukic trade with Milwaukee.

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Related Topix: Sports, Toronto Raptors, NBA Basketball, Sonny Weems, NBA Players, Carlos Delfino, Amir Johnson, Reggie Evans

Sat Oct 03, 2009

The Toronto Star

Every little bit helps when coaching Raps

OTTAWAa 'At his perch on the top row of the bleachers in Carleton University's gym, Jasmin Repesa accepts visitors and welcomes conversation.

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Related Topix: Sports, NBA Basketball, Toronto Raptors, NBA Players, Marco Belinelli

Fri Oct 02, 2009

National Post

What's old is new again for Raptors assistant Alvin Williams

Last season, the Toronto Raptors rarely employed a two-point-guard lineup. Jose Calderon was often injured, Roko Ukic was a poor shooter and Will Solomon was generally unreliable.

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Related Topix: Sports, Toronto Raptors, NBA Basketball, NBA Players, Alvin Williams, Will Solomon, Jose Calderon, Hedo Turkoglu

Thu Oct 01, 2009

Slam Sports

DeRozan must earn spot

One would think on a team that brought back just three players that were at training camp last year, there would be plenty of questions.

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Related Topix: Sports, Toronto Raptors, NBA Basketball, Sonny Weems, Chris Bosh, NBA Players, Antoine Wright, Alvin Williams

Mon Sep 28, 2009

Raptors Republic

Jose Calderon the Scorer

It seems whenever you hear that chap Calderon's name it's either preceded or succeeded somewhere in the sentence by 'terrible defender', 'hand-clapping defense' or 'hamstring'. Even the bloke himself agrees that he needs to avoid being penetrated so frequently.

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Related Topix: Sports, Toronto Raptors, NBA Basketball, Jose Calderon, NBA Players, Chris Bosh, Jason Kapono

Fri Sep 18, 2009

The Victoria Star

Greece, Slovenia advance to European basketball championship semifinal

Greece hung on for a 76-74 overtime win against Turkey and Slovenia overcame a 15-point deficit to beat Croatia 67-65 in the European basketball championship quarter-finals on Friday.

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Related Topix: Sports, Toronto Raptors, Uros Slokar, Hedo Turkoglu, NBA Players

Sat Sep 05, 2009

Ottawa Citizen

No let-up in remaking of the Raptors

Amir Johnson uses his size against the Raptors, but he never made much of an impact during his three years in Detroit.

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Related Topix: Sports, Toronto Raptors, NBA Basketball, Amir Johnson, NBA Players, Jose Calderon, Patrick O'Bryant, Andrea Bargnani

Fri Sep 04, 2009

Sports Network

Raptors send Delfino to Bucks

The Raptors had to sign Delfino before shipping him south of the border. Delfino played in all 82 games last season for Toronto and averaged 9.0 points and 4.4 rebounds.

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Related Topix: Sports, Toronto Raptors, NBA Basketball, Sonny Weems, Carlos Delfino, Amir Johnson, NBA Players

Wed Sep 02, 2009

BleacherReport

Toronto Raptors 2008-'09: The Long Goodbyes

When Brian 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.

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Related Topix: Sports, Toronto Raptors, NBA Basketball, Joey Graham, Will Solomon, Jose Calderon, NBA Players

Mon Aug 31, 2009

HoopsAddict.com

Raptorsa Newfound Depth Reason For Optimism

Unlike last season, when Jay Triano was forced to look down his bench and pick from fringe NBA players like Quincy Douby, Nathan Jawai, Pops Mensah-Bonsu, Patrick Oa Bryant, Roko Ukic and Jake Voshul, this coming season hea ll have a lot of options at his disposal.

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Related Topix: Sports, Toronto Raptors, NBA Basketball, Quincy Douby, NBA Players, Pops Mensah-Bonsu, Nathan Jawai, Jose Calderon

Thu Aug 27, 2009

Canada.com

No let-up in remaking of the Raptors

Amir Johnson is expected to join the Toronto Raptors in a trade that would send Roko Ukic and Carlos Delfino to the Milwaukee Bucks.

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Related Topix: Sports, Toronto Raptors, NBA Basketball, Carlos Delfino, NBA Players, Jose Calderon, Patrick O'Bryant, Andrea Bargnani

Wed Aug 26, 2009

Raptors Republic

Secondary Effects of Johnson Addition

Bryan Colangelo was at it again on Monday, sign-and-trading Carlos Delfino to the Milwaukee Bucks for Amir Johnson and Sonny Weems.

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Related Topix: Sports, Toronto Raptors, NBA Basketball, Carlos Delfino, NBA Players, Milwaukee Bucks, Jose Calderon, Chris Bosh

Mon Aug 24, 2009

Minneapolis Star Tribune

Bucks, Raptors complete four-player deal

The Toronto Raptors completed a trade with the Bucks on Tuesday, sending Carlos Delfino to Milwaukee as part of a four-player deal.

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Related Topix: Sports, Toronto Raptors, NBA Basketball, Carlos Delfino, NBA Players, Denver Nuggets, Detroit Pistons

Sat Aug 22, 2009

National Post

Trade from Bucks did not shock Johnson

Amir Johnson, right, Johnson was acquired by the Toronto Raptors, along with swingman Sonny Weems, from Milwaukee earlier in the week in exchange for Carlos Delfino and Roko Ukic.

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Related Topix: Sports, NBA Basketball, Detroit Pistons, Amir Johnson, NBA Players, Toronto Raptors, Carlos Delfino, Andrea Bargnani

Fri Aug 21, 2009

Fox Sports

Delfino welcomed by Bucks, Bogut's back better

Carlos Delfino trusted Bucks general manager John Hammond to pave the way for his return to the NBA.

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Related Topix: Sports, Milwaukee Bucks, NBA Basketball, NBA Players, Richard Jefferson, Andrew Bogut, Toronto Raptors, Carlos Delfino

Wed Aug 19, 2009

Freep.com - RSS - Sports

Venus Williams upset by No. 64 in Rogers Cup

Venus Williams' tune-up for the U.S. Open hit a surprising roadblock Tuesday with a 1-6, 7-5, 6-4 loss to Ukraine's Kateryna Bondarenko in the second round of the Rogers Cup in Toronto.

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Related Topix: Sports, Tennis Players, More Sports, Venus Williams, Tennis, US Open, Toronto Raptors, Carlos Delfino, NBA Basketball, NBA Players, Amir Johnson, Detroit Pistons

Tue Aug 18, 2009

BleacherReport

The Raptors Are In Serious Talks About Trading Carlos Delfino

I've been reading around different columns and the Raptors are very well trying to fill their final roster spot for a third string PF through a trade.

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Related Topix: Sports, Toronto Raptors, Carlos Delfino, NBA Basketball, NBA Players, Pops Mensah-Bonsu, Milwaukee Bucks

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