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Check out Holly MacKenzie's notes and quotes from yesterday's Toronto Raptors practice.

The Raptors' roster is set for opening night of their 15th anniversary season in the NBA. Guards Quincy Douby and Sonny Weems, and forward Reggie Evans (left midfoot sprain) have been listed as inactive for the purpose of submitting yesterday’s roster.

Weems checks in at #8 in this video of the top 10 plays of the pre-season.

Ball Don't Lie's Kelly Dwyer posted pre-season statistical oddities for every team in the Eastern Conference.

With the start of the season just hours away, here is a ridiculously cool look at NBA road trips and home stands.

The Toronto Huskies throwback uniforms make their on-court debut on December 8th against Minnesota.

Will Chris Bosh declare his intention to leave during the season? Can Bryan Colangelo re-sign Bosh? Why was Hedo Turkoglu a no-brainer acquisition for Toronto? SI.com's Ian Thomsen asks the important questions before tonight's opening tip.

Mark Stein's Power Rankings on ESPN.com have the Raptors slipping one spot to 15th.

The final 2009-10 NBA projections are available at Basketball Prospectus. The Raptors are one of the teams that Kevin Pelton's SCHOENE system is particularly down on, but even they made the playoffs nearly one in every three simulations.

What do the Raptors have in common with old-school videogames? SLAM Online's 30 Teams in 30 Days series wraps up with a look at the frustrating Raptors.

Veteran NBA writer and columnist Shaun Powell thinks the Raptors -- Powell's surprise team in the NBA -- will throw a memorable season-long going-away party for Bosh.

The RuPaul of NBA big men is so past Shaq's jab, and insists he doesn't care.

The Toronto Star's Doug Smith and scribes from the Toronto Sun offer their 2009-10 NBA previews.

Raps Fan from Raptors Republic on why it would be a mistake not to start DeMar DeRozan.