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Toronto Raptors Linkage – Aug 12
Published 8/12/2008 by Scott at The AltRaps Blog
The Indiana Pacers traded Jermaine O’Neal and the rights to draft choice Nathan Jawai to the Toronto Raptors for T.J. Ford, Rasho Nesterovic, Maceo Baston and the rights to Roy Hibbert. Finally, the Pacers realized it was better now than never with J.O., who at the age of 29 had his lowest numbers in seven years. He has played 206 out of a possible 328 games the past four seasons and if he’s not damaged goods, the Raptors know something nobody else did. With knee and hip problems, it’s hard to fathom at this point of his career that O’Neal can get back to the 20 points, 10 rebounds and 2.5 blocks he averaged from 2001-05. But was it worth the $44 million he’ll get over the next two seasons? Well, ...