Less than a week until the NBA draft. Finally something will be happening. The Raps are having a tough time narrowing down a pick since there are some who just can’t get on the court to show off their stuff.

Here is what is floating around the media and the blogosphere.

  • “What did the Raptors pre-draft workouts yesterday at the Air Canada Centre have in common with a broken TV set? No shows. A pair of highly-touted, draft-eligible players failed to make it to the Adidas practice court at the ACC to work out for the Raptors braintrust. The Raptors originally were scheduled to work out 6-foot-8 French small forward Nicolas Batum, who is projected to go mid-way to late in the first round in next Thursday’s draft. The Raptors17th and there have been suggestions that the athletic, defensive-minded Batum could be on their radar.” (Toronto Sun)
  • “Roy Hibbert knows that just over a year ago, most mock drafts had him as a top-10 pick and now have slotted him to go late first, early second round. But, if Hibbert, a 7-foot-2, 270 pound behemoth out of Georgetown, regrets returning to the Hoyas for his senior season, he did a pretty good job convincing the media horde otherwise yesterday at the Air Canada Centre.” (Toronto Sun)
  • “”(Thursday) we brought in big (7-foot-3 Georgetown centre Roy) Hibbert, and we also brought in (Syracuse’s Donte) Greene at a wing and we’re still not sure what direction we’re going to go,” said Jim Kelly, Toronto’s director of player personnel. Do they go big? Do they go small? Do the persistent trade talks general manager Bryan Colangelo is having play a role? Are those trades about divesting themselves of the pick or acquiring another? “We’re trying (to work on simultaneous transactions). It’s a possibility it could come but it doesn’t mean it’s going to happen,” said Kelly. So they are left with a handful of possibilities to still sift through.” (Toronto Star)
  • “Did you know that I get mail too? Tons and tons of it, most of it are tempting Viagra deals but if you set your filters just right, a Raptors email might sneak through. I’ve collected some of them over the past few weeks and have finally decided to answer your call:” (The Arsenalist)
  • “A Diaw trade possibility involved Toronto, where talk centered on Diaw leaving for point guard T.J. Ford and the Raptors’ No. 17 pick in Thursday’s draft. Talks cooled but might reignite with Porter aboard. In Porter’s first season as Milwaukee’s head coach, Ford helped the Bucks to a 41-41 playoff season. When Ford missed the next season after neck surgery, the Bucks went 30-52 and fired Porter.” (Alt Raps)

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