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The Toronto Raptors have two new starters for this year

Blogged under Bloglockers, Big Raptors News, Front Page by alleyoop on Wednesday 31 October 2007 at 2:30 pm

Jason Kapono was brought in as a free agent and Andrea Bargnani will take over as the starting center for the Raptors. Kapono was the best long range marksman in the NBA last year as he made an incredible 51.4% from three point range last season. Kapono played in 67 games (35 starts) last season for the Heat and he averaged 26.4 minutes, 10.9 points, 2.7 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game. The Raptors need Bargnani to get tougher under the basket and get more rebounds. But, he will be an offensive force for the Raptors as he’s a poor man’s Dirk Nowitzki. Bargnani played in 65 games (2 starts) as a rookie last season for the Raptors and he averaged 25.1 minutes, 11.6 points, 3.9 rebounds and 0.8 assists per game. Chris Bosh has developed into one of the best power forwards in the NBA and he will just keep getting better with experience. Bosh played in 69 games (all starts) last season and he averaged 38.5 minutes, 22.6 points, 10.7 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.3 blocks per game. Anthony Parker was brought over from Europe last season as a free agent and he fit right into the explosive offense of the Raptors. Parker hit 44.1% of his shots from three point range and he will be jacking up a lot of threes again this year. Parker played in 73 games (all starts) last year for the Raptors and he averaged 33.3 minutes, 12.4 points, 3.9 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.0 steal per game. Point guard T.J. Ford will be the man that makes the offense all go for the Raptors as he’s an excellent passer that pushes the ball up the court very fast. He played in 75 games (71 starts) last season for the Raptors and he averaged 29.9 minutes, 14.0 points, 3.1 rebounds, 7.9 assists and 1.4 steals per game.

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