The Toronto Raptors cut some of their their Memphis Grizzlies connections in half this off-season. Former Grizzlies draft pick Demarre Carroll was traded (dare I say banished) to Brooklyn in a salary-dumping move. Carroll follows former Memphis Grizzlies Rudy Gay and Greivis Vasquez as former Raptors as well.
The trade leaves point guard Kyle Lowry as the sole former Grizzly on the team. Lowry was once one of the three strong point guards (along with Damon Stoudamire and Mike Conley) that were “locked in a room to see who came out first” by Lionel Hollins.
Toronto was among the better teams in the NBA last season.