ANDREA BARGNANI RUMORS
New Raptors GM to prioritize trading Andrea Bargnani
Raptors power forward Andrea Bargnani was once a highly touted first overall pick, but he has become one of the most unwanted athletes in the city of Toronto. The seven-footer has shown plenty of scoring potential in the past, but his points per game (12.7) and field goal percentage (39.9) recently dipped down to their lowest marks since the 2007-08 season. In addition, Bargnani...
Raptors Will Attempt To Trade Bargnani By July 1
Masai Ujiri will aggressively attempt to trade Andrea Bargnani before July 1 as his top priority now that he is general manager of the Toronto Raptors.
Bargnani is owed $10,750,000 in 13-14 and $11,500,000 in 14-15.
The Raptors can use their amnesty on Bargnani during the second week of July if they are unable to trade him.
Bargnani To Compete For Italy In Eurobasket
Andrea Bargnani will compete for Italy in Eurobasket this September in Slovenia.
"I am always happy to play for the Italian National Team," said Bargnani. "Last summer I could not play because of my calf injury. Now, due to my elbow problems I miss playing games but I can't wait to start."
Bargnani was limited to just 35 games last season.
"I got injured...
Toronto Raptors Having A Tough Time Dealing Bargnani?
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Trade talks have been swirling around Andrea Bargnani, the former number one overall pick of the Toronto Raptors. The 7 footer certainly hasn’t proved to be worthy of the pick, although his contract may suggest otherwise.
Despite being 7 feet tall, Bargnani has never averaged more than 6.2 rebounds per game. On top of that, his defense has been awful during...
Raptors' Andrea Bargnani finished for the season. Could amnesty be next?
The Toronto Raptors fans have had enough of former overall number one pick, Andrea Bargnani. They've had their wish granted because Bargnani is finished for the year with an elbow injury. The same elbow that cost Bargnani some court action this year.
Bargnani missed 26 games earlier in the year with wrist and elbow injuries. He’s now suffered a new injury in the same elbow...
Bargnani may be done for year
Toronto Raptors forward Andrea Bargnani is expected to miss the rest of the season with an elbow injury.
Bargnani sprained his right elbow in the first quarter of Toronto's 118-116 road loss to the Los Angeles Lakers last Friday night and did not return.
The Raptors said the injury is not related to Bargnani's previous right elbow ailment that forced the 27-year-old Italian...
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March 13, 2013
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Report: Andrea Bargnani trade unlikely to happen until the summer
via Toronto Star:
A source told Raptors beat writer Doug Smith that an Andrea Bargnani trade is unlikely to happen until the summer. Another way to word that is the Raptors haven’t got anything worth their time for Bargnani, but that was rather predictable since the entire league knows he’s available and the Raptors don’t have much leverage with him. It’s very possible...
Sam Mitchell: Raptors made me coddle Andrea Bargnani
Andrea Bargnani was the No. 1 overall draft pick in 2006 and has not developed into the franchise player the Toronto Raptors hoped he would become. The team has had one winning season since he was drafted, and they actually started winning this season after he got hurt. Though he is talented, one of his big problems seems to be his mental toughness.
Sam Mitchell coached the Raptors...
Raptors Rumors: Andrea Bargnani ‘Lock to be Moved’
Toronto Raptors underachieving center Andrea Bargnaniremains “a lock to be moved,” a source close to the situation told Marc Steinof ESPN.One source close to the situation said Friday that Bargnani remains "a lock to be moved." That naturally depends on finding a taker for the underachieving Italian forward.Stein notes that it’s been “widely assumed” for months...
Bargnani dealing with struggles, trade rumors
Andrea Bargnani has spent his whole career with the Toronto Raptors. Since being selected with the first overall pick in the 2006 draft, he’s continued to improve year after year. He’s had his injury issues, but the fact that his stats kept getting up had to be encouraging.
But his scoring numbers peaked in the 2010-11 season where he averaged 21.4 points per game. This season...
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