Toronto Raptors: 10 stars you didn't know played for the Raptors

Toronto Raptors: 10 stars you didn’t know played for the Raptors

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4. Marcus Camby

In the trade that brought Oakley to the Toronto Raptors, Marcus Camby went back to the Knicks. It was the start of a development that made Camby one of the best defensive players in the NBA for a five-year stretch near the end of the first decade of the century.

Before that, however, he was the second overall pick in the 1996 NBA Draft, surpassed on the pecking order only by one Allen Iverson. While he was no A.I. – Camby never even made an All-Star Game – he showed plenty of potential during his first couple of seasons with the Toronto Raptors.

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He started 38 games during his rookie campaign, averaging 14.8 points and 6.3 rebounds per game; the scoring average was the highest Camby would sport in his entire career. While his scoring dropped off slightly during his second season, Camby came into his own on the defensive end. The center averaged 3.7 blocks per game, the highest of his career and the most in the NBA during the 1997-98 season.

After his second season, the Raptors traded him to the Knicks. Over the course of his career, Camby made four All-Defensive teams, led the league in blocks four times and won Defensive Player of the Year with the Denver Nuggets in 2007.

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