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» Friday, May 24 2013

The Denver Nuggets have granted the Toronto Raptors permission to speak to the NBA's Executive of the Year, Masai Ujiri, and a meeting is expected to take place within the next 24 hours, league sources told Yahoo! Sports. Unless Denver responds soon with a market-value contract extension to keep its general manager, Ujiri is prepared to leave Denver for the chance to rebuild the Raptors organization, league sources said. Yahoo! Sports

Denver Nuggets, Toronto Raptors, Masai Ujiri 

League sources told CBSSports.com that one of the possibilities that Leiweke has identified is teaming Pritchard with Oklahoma City assistant GM Troy Weaver, whose name has been attached to several front-office searches in the past two years. It is unclear whether the Raptors have reached out to the Thunder to ask permission to interview Weaver, though it is highly unlikely that Oklahoma City would grant permission for Weaver to entertain a lateral move. CBSSports.com

Oklahoma City Thunder, Toronto Raptors, Kevin Pritchard, Troy Weaver, Oklahoma City 
 

» Wednesday, May 22 2013

Colangelo, who famously once called Bargnani the “enigma of enigmas,” said he wasn’t sure why Bargnani didn’t harness his talent more often. “We know he’s got it, we’ve seen how he’s capable of playing at a certain level. How would I handle it differently? I’m not sure I would. “Maybe I would have traded him before he got hurt so the trade value didn’t go down or there was an opportunity to do something before the trade deadline, but I can’t control the injury aspect of things and this past year he had two distinct injuries to his elbow that really put a crimp on timing,” Colangelo said. “I still would say there’s value in Andrea as a player. I get the fact that a change of scenery is probably best for all sides. I’ve publicly acknowledged that but, again, the new guy is going to have to decide how to handle it and there are a few options. You can obviously move down different paths with Andrea now." Toronto Sun

Toronto Raptors, Trade, Andrea Bargnani 

Pick acquired from Raptors: There is increasing chatter among NBA executives that the Thunder -- with two first- round picks and young talent in Jeremy Lamb and Perry Jones on the roster -- will look to make a major move on draft night. If they keep this pick, Saric, a smooth, mobile big man one executive describes as "the best passing big in the draft" is a nice find. Saric isn't the bruising back-to-the-basket scorer that Oklahoma City craves, but he is exactly the kind of high potential talent GM Sam Presti loves to develop. SI.com

Oklahoma City Thunder, Toronto Raptors, Draft, Sam Presti, Perry Jones, Jeremy Lamb 
 

» Tuesday, May 21 2013

Bryan Colangelo: “I still would say there’s value in Andrea Bargnani as a player. I get the fact that a change of scenery is probably best for all sides. I’ve publicly acknowledged that but, again, the new guy is going to have to decide how to handle it and there are a few options. You can obviously move down different paths with Andrea now." Toronto Sun

Toronto Raptors, Bryan Colangelo, Andrea Bargnani 

Bryan Colangelo is still president of the Toronto Raptors, but he's no longer the club's general manager. The Raptors announced Tuesday that while Colangelo's contract as team president is being extended, a new general manager will be hired within the next 30 days. The changes were announced by Tim Leiweke, who is the incoming CEO of team owner Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment. Leiweke also said he is moving up his start date from July 1 to June 3. MSNBC.com

Toronto Raptors, Bryan Colangelo, Tim Leiweke 

Bryan Colangelo is going to stick around as the Toronto Raptors president but will no longer hold the title of general manager. That job, hierarchically the lesser of Colangelo’s two roles over the past seven years, will go to a person still to be hired by Tim Leiweke, the new CEO of Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment. A person who will have autonomy over basketball decisions and not be beholden to Colangelo, we are told, no matter how much he strains at the leash. NBA.com

Toronto Raptors, Bryan Colangelo, Tim Leiweke 

Linas Kleiza was named in the 15-strong Lithuanian national team preliminary squad for EuroBasket 2013 that head coach Jonas Kazlauskas announced in Vilnius on Tuesday. He was doubtful because of health issues. Eurobasket 2013

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