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REMEMBER THE NAME: Jamario Moon, Rookie, Toronto Raptors...
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TORONTO RAPTORS
SHOOT FOR THE MOON
Lost in the flurry of free agent signings on Wednesday, including Jason Kapono to the Toronto Raptors, could've been a reminder why Toronto's Bryan Colangelo is perhaps the best general manager in the league now.
Remember this name: Jamario Moon.
If you happened to stop into the Armory in Albany, New York, last year to witness coach Micheal Ray Richardson's act, you couldn't help but notice Moon, the rarest of sightings left in the decaying Continental Basketball Association – a true-to-life prospect.
Moon, who's 6-8, was the CBA's defensive player of the year and a first-team all-league choice. He went undrafted out of a Mississippi junior college in 2001, bounced around several leagues and finally found a believer in Colangelo. The Raptors held a mini-camp two weeks ago and signed him to a non-guaranteed two-year contract.
Colangelo wrote in an email Wednesday.
"Now we will see if he can pick up the NBA game."
A heartbroken scout for another Eastern Conference team who watched Moon play in the CBA said, "Don't be shocked if that kid turns out to be a contributor for the Raptors."
Adrian Wojnarowski
Yahoo! Sports
Post je objavljen 14.07.2007. u 11:59 sati.