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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

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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

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Simone Pianigiani, coach of the Italian National Team, lost Danilo Gallinari due to a torn ACL, will likely have Andrea Bargnani in Slovenia for Eurobasket 2013. Il Mago missed the second part of the NBA season due to an elbow injury but from May Bargnani will be in Rome to workout. "Andrea Bargnani will land in Rome in May and he will work with the physical trainer Cuzzolin. Datome? He will be in Slovenia. Belinelli? He cares of the Italian National Team. But in July we will decide he is going to play Eurobasket" said Pianigiani in a press conference. Sportando

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Ryan Wolstat: Colangelo says no change with Bargnani but change of scenery has been talked about with agent and might be best for everybody Twitter @WolstatSun

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One thing that many Raptors fans have been anticipating is a trade that would send Andrea Bargnani elsewhere, and while Colangelo worked to make that happen, a couple of unrelated injuries essentially prevented a deal from happening. “We obviously had some frank discussions with Andrea and his agent that a change of scenery might benefit everyone, but his two random and unrelated elbow injuries dismissed whatever trade scenarios were being contemplated,” Colangelo explains. “With the timing of his injuries, we simply just ran out of runway prior to the trade deadline. As far as value, I would disagree [that his is low], good size-to-skill ratio is a commodity in this league, especially the way the game is trending. If Andrea stays, however, I’m hoping [head coach Dwane] Case[y] can find a way to duplicate his tremendous start to the 11-12 campaign, where he was performing at an All-Star level on both ends of the floor.” HoopsWorld

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Ryan Wolstat: Still would be very risky of Raptors to pencil in Acy as primary backup big behind Amir next year. Expect a PF coming back in Bargnani trade Twitter @WolstatSun

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Marc J Spears: Bargnani is gone. I do not see him going back to Toronto unless he's a visitor. Keep an eye on teams like Chicago Bulls. That would be a team that could be interested in him. Yahoo! Sports

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Yeah, kinda sucks about the Bargnani injury, kid’s had a horrid year and no matter what you think of him, anyone who likes to see someone hurt needs to re-examine their lives. And here’s one more that I’m sure will stick in the craws of many: I can tell you with 99.999999999 per cent certainty that, at this moment, using the amnesty clause to get rid of him has never been discussed at the highest level of Raptordom. Toronto Star

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It’s been a terrible year for Bargnani – and he hasn’t helped himself at all with his manner or his personality or his work ethic and he has to take more than his share of the blame for how things turned out – but at least it’s over and we can all put it out of our minds until at least late June. Toronto Star

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When I was talking to Tom Anselmi for the ticket story the other day, the conversation did turn to the front office future with the Raptors – specifically the option year on Bryan – and the answer was totally expected but at least now on the record. “We’re just going to park it until the end of the season … let’s focus on finishing the year in a quality way.” Toronto Star

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Toronto Raptors big man Andrea Bargnani is done for the season with an elbow injury, the team announced on Wednesday. The Raptors said that the injury is not related to the ligament problem in his elbow that sidelined him for over 25 games earlier this season. The top pick in the 2006 draft, Bargnani is averaging 12.7 points and 3.7 rebounds in 35 games this season, a major drop-off from his production over the past few years. ESPN.com

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Doug Smith: #Raptors Bargnani out for year "avulsion sprain" of right elbow, team says. No, I have no idea what an "avulsion" sprain is, either. Twitter @SmithRaps

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The worst season of Andrea Bargnani’s NBA career keeps getting worse. The enigmatic Raptors big man is hurt again, and did not travel with the team for their game in Boston on Wednesday night amid concerns his season could very well be over. While waiting for doctors to fully assess his reinjured right elbow, the team’s hierarchy is concerned it could be an injury serious enough that some thought will be given to having Bargnani take the rest of the season off. Coach Dwane Casey couldn’t shed any light on the prognosis. “All the doctors have to get together and come to a decision on what’s going on,” he said Tuesday. “I’m in the dark a little bit as far as that decision goes.” Toronto Star

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Andrea Bargnani’s elbow injury could sideline him for another significant chunk of time. The Raptors centre will undergo diagnostic testing on his elbow Monday after he aggravated it during Friday night’s 118-116 overtime loss to the Lakers in Los Angeles. Bargnani missed 26 games earlier this season when he tore ligaments in his right elbow and sprained his right wrist Dec. 10 at Portland. Toronto Star

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The Raptors took a pounding here. One stat guru arrived wearing a T-shirt bearing the names of what his statistical model deemed the five most overpaid NBA players. Two of the top four, Andrea Bargnani and Rudy Gay, were Raptors. Toronto Star

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Tas Melas: Andrea Bargnani getting booed by Raptors fans as he chucks up an ugly shot and gets yanked. Hard not to feel bad for him. Twitter @TasMelas

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Kyle Lowry: I love our fans to death , but booing one of our players isn't cool and it should NOT be done!! Hopefully next game it won't happen!! Twitter @Klow7

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Bryan Colangelo: On not trading Andrea Bargnani: “Once the injury occurred, his return, as late as it was in the process, as near to the trade deadline [as it was], it probably did not leave enough runway with respect to a deal being made now. That didn’t stop us from having dialogue with other teams or teams expressing interest. I believe it did affect some of the deals that we were probably discussing in advance of the injury, and even some that we were maintaining connection or dialogue over the course of the last couple months.” National Post

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On revisiting a trade for Bargnani in the off-season: “The summer is the next potential opportunity to engage in trade discussions with respect to our entire roster. And with 27 games left in terms of us looking at where we are and how this group can come together and what the chemistry looks like. Continuity is obviously something nice to look at going forward. I think a lot of the pieces we do have in place are pieces we want to keep and hang onto and we’ll see how it all plays out.” National Post

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On whether he is concerned about negative press and boos affecting Bargnani: “Well, if you keep writing bad things about him, probably. But that’s a reality of our business. People criticize me, people criticize the coach, people criticize the players all the time. Andrea has show … he’s affected by it, obviously. I think we all are. But he’s a man and he has to strap on his shoes and play basketball. I think him just even getting the trade deadline behind him and all the uncertainty about whether he will be here or not will probably help a bit. But he’s here, he’s part of the team and we are going to try and get the most out of him.” National Post

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