Kyrie Irving and Jeremy Lin have been named to the USA select team, which will practice against the U.S. Olympic team as it prepares for the London games.

The select team also will include DeMarcus Cousins, John Wall, DeMar DeRozan, Ryan Anderson, Paul George, Taj Gibson, Klay Thompson, DeJuan Blair, Kawhi Leonard, Derrick Favors and Gordon Hayward.

The Raptors will pursue Steve Nash in free agency this summer, according to a report.

Nash, 38, is expected to look to sign with a championship-contending team.

Toronto reportedly also has interest in Jeremy Lin, who will be a restricted free agent.

DeMar DeRozan is expected to be added to the USA Select team.

DeRozan will practice with and scrimmage against the USA Olympic team in Las Vegas during the month of July.

Dwane Casey is optimistic of how much Jonas Valanciunas will improve the defense of the Raptors.

“I saw him last summer with the Lithuanian national team and the Euro games in the championships — big-time energy, runs the floor, rebounds. At the worst, we’re getting a Joakim Noah from Chicago — a guy who mans the middle, challenged a little bit in terms of scoring in the paint but as far as of pick-and-rolling to the basket, he has great hands to roll and finish. He hasn’t developed that consistent outside jumpshot at the elbows yet, but something that you can’t teach — and I do know that it’s an NBA skill — is each every time he walks on the floor, he’s gonna hit people, he’s gonna play with energy, he’s gonna play hard, he’s gonna bring an energy to the court that is an NBA skill. And being seven-foot, that’s a plus when you can have your big man with that type of energy and that type of aggression.”

The Raptors finished the season ranked 19th in three-point shooting percentage and 22nd in three-pointers made.

Heading into the offseason, Toronto will be searching for better shooters.

“I know you can work with players when you get to this level. But you can’t teach the type of shooting that you’d like to have with the three-point shooters that are born in this league,” said Dwane Casey.

“To get where we want to go, you’re going to need shooters.”

The Warriors won their tie-break coin flip against the Raptors and will be slotted seventh in the 2012 Lottery, according to a source.

Golden State's first round pick would go to the Jazz if it falls outside the top-seven.

The Warriors went 3-17 over their final 20 games of the season.

Jerryd Bayless will be a restricted free agent this summer.

The Raptors can make the $4.16 million qualifying offer, negotiate a long-term extension or possibly match a competing offer from another team.

Bayless believes he can be an NBA starter, though some feel he is better suited in a combo guard role off the bench.

Bayless would like to remain with the Raptors.

“I kind of have an idea” (of what the future holds)," said Bayless about his agent speaking with Bryan Colangelo.

Bayless will carry a $7.6 million cap hit until he is signed.

The Raptors are not interested in pursuing Sasha Vujacic in free agency this offseason, according to a source.

A report in Turkey said Toronto would make an offer to Vujacic.