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I don't agree with the notion that he quit on the Raptors post All-Star break (although his play did slip up a bit, but he has always started the season strong and slipped up a bit post All-Star break), but I can't help but laugh at the comment about how leaving Toronto was one that he made after a long process.

After hearing how Bosh and Henry Thomas had very little contact with Colangelo (assuming what Colangelo said at the beginning of the free agency process was in fact true, which I don't see why it wouldn't be), it sure makes it seem like Bosh had no intention of staying with the team. Even his teammates basically conceded the fact that Bosh was as good as gone once free agency hit, including Jarrett Jack who has had a long term friendship with Bosh dating back to their days at Georgia Tech.

I have no problems with Bosh leaving and joining up with Wade in Miami because it is a role that he is clearly more suited to, but I find it incredibly hard to believe that he didn't have his mind made up about leaving Toronto for a while now.

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I thought he played pretty well for the Raptors during the Summer League and he is talented enough to play in the NBA (as a third string scoring point guard), but unless the Raptors are able to move Calderon and Banks, he would be completely redundant on the roster.

I like the chemistry that he has with the rest of the Raptors young players and he showed it during the SL. DeRozan and Brown have been playing pick up ball in LA with each other for a while now and Weems and him seemed to play well with each other during the SL too (as well as the connection to Amir Johnson as well).

When you are filling out the roster with end of the bench players, it only makes sense to get players that have good relations with other members on the team and who wants to be on the team, and Brown does both of these things.

However, unless the Raptors move Calderon and Banks, there is simply no room on the roster for him considering the fact that they are already over the league maximum of 15 players as it currently stands (I think at least, they might be at exactly 15).

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It is an ESPN Insider article ( NBA free agency: Who's left in 2010 free-agent class? - ESPN ) so I'm not going to post anything more, but if this is true, I'm all for it under the condition that Calderon is moved so that he would actually be able to get some playing time.

If the Raptors are able to trade Calderon and sign Watson, it basically hands the keys of the team over to Jack and he will become the undisputed point guard of this team for the upcoming season, which is what I want to see happen. Watson would be a very good veteran to add to this team especially considering how they are lacking in veterans to begin with. He would be a solid backup point guard for the Raptors.

If the Raptors trade Calderon and Banks and bring in Watson and Brown, I would be pretty content with how Colangelo went about addressing the Raptors point guard situation, which was one of his main goals for this offseason.

With all of this said, I find it hard to believe that he would go to the Raptors over the Heat considering the most he can be offered by both teams would be the minimum.

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The Cavs seem to love to pick up ex-Raptors. Last season they signed Anthony Parker and Jamario Moon and now they sign Joey Graham.

All they need to do is trade for Jason Kapono and they will be set in their quest to re-assemble the Raptors periemter rotation that was widely considered to be the worst in the NBA.

On a serious note though, I've always liked Graham as he gives it 100% every time he is on the floor, but the guy simply isn't smart enough to ever play a large role in the NBA. He has all of the physical tools you could ask for (and then some), but his Basketball IQ holds him back from ever being anything more than 10 minute per game bench player (obviously on a poor team he will get more minutes though).

Good for Joey though. I was wondering if he would be able to sign anywhere this offseason, so it is nice to see that he will still be in the NBA next year.

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I don't think this should come as a surprise to anybody. I think House was basically near the top of everybodies lists when it came to players that Miami would bring in to compliment James, Wade and Bosh. He is basically the ideal player to put alongside Wade and Bron though, so a nice signing for the Heat.