Andrea Bargnani Rumors & News

Shockingly to me, rumor has it that Bryan Colangelo will remain in charge of the Toronto Raptors, who will likely pick up his option for the upcoming season. This is a man who presides over a team whose three highest paid players next season will be Rudy Gay, Andrea Bargnani, and DeMar DeRozan, He signed DeRozan to a huge extension a year before he had to, traded Jose Calderon and the young and promising Ed Davis for the overpaid Gay, and drafted and later extended the execrable Bargnani. In other General Manager news, teams keep hiring smart, forward thinking people from successful...

In what could be the most anticipated matchup of the entire season, the Raptors are looking to bounce back from yet another fourth quarter collapse when they face the Bobcats on Tuesday. There's been no shortage to the list of disappointments that this season has provided for the Raps, including when Andrea Bargnani was fouled on a potential game-winning shot at the end of regulation last time they visited Charlotte. That moment still stands out as one of the opportunities that should've been capitalized on, but it's a thing of the past. Prior to losing to the streaking Heat, Am...

And that's it. Maybe. The Toronto Raptors just announced that forward Andrea Bargnani is done for the rest of the season, after suffering an injury versus the Los Angeles Lakers last week. From the Raptors' PR crew a few minutes ago: The Toronto Raptors announced Wednesday that forward Andrea Bargnani is expected to be sidelined for the remainder of the 2012-13 season with an avulsion sprain of the right elbow. This injury is not related to his previous right elbow injury that sidelined him for 26 games (December 12 - February 3). Bargnani left at the 3:08 mark in the first quarter M...

Hey, I don't like it either. Andrea Bargnani got tons of burn with little result, and well, it seems almost vindictive at how much Il Mago is being crammed down the throat of the Raptor fan. And yes, if you want to boo, you have every right to. I want to do it too. But here's the thing. Think of the long run. If you want Andrea Bargnani out of town, you better hope his trade value goes up from now until the end of the season, because that seems to be the mandate laid down by Colangelo. I know I asked questions the last time I wrote an article, and those questions were about what the R...

So much for those Andrea Bargnani rumors. The Toronto Star's Doug Smith says the Italian big man isn't likely to be moved until the summer, per a source. And Rick Bonnell said the rumors are "baseless." Perhaps the discussions didn't happen. Perhaps they did. It doesn't matter, really. Front offices are constantly having preliminary discussions to get a feel for how much the other team values a player. The Raptors desperately want out of Bargnani's contract and the Bobcats earnestly want to move Ben Gordon. Toronto doesn't have a need for Ben Gordon with their depth at guard, but they ...

For the second time in as many days, a trade rumour involving Andrea Bargnani and the Toronto Raptors has made it's way onto the Internet. Yesterday, Sam Amico of Fox Sports Ohio reported that the Philadelphia 76ers had engaged in discussions with the Raptors about a trade that would send Spencer Hawes to Toronto for Andrea Bargnani. Earlier this afternoon, ESPN's Marc Stein tweeted the following: All-Star Weekend trade rumble: Charlotte's growing determination to move Ben Gordon has presented Toronto w/another Andrea Bargnani suitor — Marc Stein (@ESPNSteinLine) February 16, 2013 ...

According to ESPN's Marc Stein, the Charlotte Bobcats have found a potential trade partner to rid themselves of Ben Gordon. That partner is the Toronto Raptors. Great! They have a bunch of young players the Bobcats could use. Wait. Andrea Bargnani? Seriously? The Raptors won't bite on a straight up swap of Gordon for Bargnani, Stein reported, because rookie Terrence Ross and veteran player (and former Bobcat) Alan Anderson have been playing extremely well for them. A trade for Gordon would cut both of those players' minutes significantly. However, Stein noted that taking on Gordon is e...

I can't help but keep track of the continuing saga of former Detroit Pistons guard Ben Gordon. The Pistons controversially shipped him out with a first-round draft pick to the Charlotte Bobcats for the expiring contract of Corey Maggette. The latest rumor -- Gordon might be dealt to the Toronto Raptors for big man Andrea Bargnani. This comes on the heels of a previous rumor involving a Gordon for Kris Humphries swap with the Brooklyn Nets. Then, things seemed to gain a more urgency as Gordon allegedly got into a fight with coach Mike Dunlap during practice. The Bobcats then seemed to ...