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Former Raptors fan favourite Jose Calderon assisting retired pro players transition to life after retirement

Jose Calderon carved out an excellent NBA career assisting others.

Why wouldn’t the one-time Raptors point guard keep doing it now that he’s retired?

Calderon, who played eight seasons in Toronto and remains one of the all-time favourites among fans, is leading an Athlete Tech Summit this week to assists players from all sports to prepare for their post-career lives.

“Tech now is in everything, it doesn’t matter what you like, there is always some kind of tech part,” Calderon said in a telephone interview Wednesday morning. “It could be in health or in sports or whatever you can name.