It's rumored that the Raptors are open to moving center Andrea Bargnani, who has been anything but an impact player since entering the league in 2007 as the No. 1 overall pick.

They reportedly want to build the team around rookie big-man Ed Davis and second-year guard DeMar DeRozan.

During the third quarter of the Toronto Raptors' 138-100 defeat at the hands of the Golden State Warriors, Jay Triano called for Julian Wright to enter the game, only to watch Wright remain firmly seated on the visitors’ bench.

“I asked (Wright) to go in, and he didn’t go in,” Triano said. “I know he went to the washroom just before that. I don’t know if he wasn’t feeling well. I still haven’t talked to him.”

Wright, who left the locker-room in haste after the game, refused to answer a reporter’s questions about his non-performance.

One locker-room source speculated that Wright, whose playing time has been reduced lately, was upset he was only being asked to enter the game after it had degenerated into a blowout.

Offseason surgery on Leandro Barbosa's right wrist has appeared to be an inevitability, but his comments on Wednesday suggest it may not be necessary.

“I haven’t decided yet if I’m going to have the surgery or not. I’m doing okay right now," said Barbosa. "It’s something I need to talk to the trainers about it and the organization and Bryan, too. It’s almost the end of the season, we’ll see.”

With 1:40 left in the Thunder's 99-82 victory at home over Charlotte on Friday night, All-Star forward Kevin Durant suffered a bruised left shoulder injury and was taken to the locker room.

Durant was injured by an inadvertent right elbow from teammate James Harden while playing defense and fighting through a pick.

"It was a quick stinger," Durant said afterward. "They're being cautious. That's why they took me to the back, but I'm all right."

Thunder coach Scott Brooks said the injury will be re-examined before Saturday morning's light practice session. OKC hosts Toronto on Sunday at 6 p.m.

Using their 18th different lineup of the season, the Detroit Pistons coasted to a 107-93 victory over the Toronto Raptors Wednesday, ending a three-game losing streak.

Coach John Kuester basically went back to his veterans, starting Tracy McGrady, Richard Hamilton, Tayshaun Prince, Ben Wallace and Greg Monroe. Wallace hadn't played since February 23.

"He practiced well, that was the reason," Kuester said. "Our veterans right now, they've worked awfully hard in these last two practices. They've had a history of not going as hard as they have the last couple of days. I'm very pleased."

"I think we will start (Wednesday's) lineup next game," Kuester said, although Hamilton's status is in doubt for Friday's game against the Knicks due to the death of his grandfather.

Glen Silvestri, a representative of MLSE's majority owner, the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan is not a supporter of Bryan Colangelo, according to multiple sources.

The board consists of seven seats and three belong to the Teachers' and one additional seat is held by CEO Richard Peddie who is for all intents and purposes duty-bound to the majority owner.

Silvestri is a chartered accountant who manages billions of dollars worth of the pension plan’s funds. He has criticized Colangelo's record as a GM and one source said he has even talked about his career as being a result of nepotism.

Because there are so many moving pieces, including a possible sale by the Pension Plan and a potential lockout, Colangelo's contract status is very uncertain. Sources say Colangelo could still be without a new deal at the time of the draft.

The Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan is looking to sell its 66% share in Maple Leafs Sports and Entertainment (MLSE), Montreal newspaper La Presse reported Saturday.

MLSE owns the Raptors, Maple Leafs, Air Canada Centre, amongst several other assets.

The Pension Plan purchased a 49% share of the Maple Leafs in 1994 for $50 million (CDN).

Morgan Stanley has been hired to find investors.

The other two shareholders of MLSE, Larry Tanenbaum (20.5%) and TD Capital (13%) do not intend to sell their shares.

Danny Granger took strong exception to Leanardo Barbosa attempting a shot with less than 10 seconds remaining in a game that Indiana had conceded with Toronto up 108-98.

"If I was on him I would have took his neck off him," Granger told Mike Wells of the Indianapolis Star. "That’s unsportsmanlike. I would have taken his head off and busted his lip.”

Barbosa had 29 points in the game on 21 shots.

The Pacers have now lost six consecutive games.

Jerryd Bayless has been traded twice this season, which has meant learning many new plays.

“The hardest part? Just the transition and learning all of the plays,” Bayless said. “I’ve learned three different playbooks, and each playbook is probably 60, 70 plays. So I’m learning 60 or 70 plays three times. Also, just finding out what everybody does well. With Portland, I knew because I’d been there for a few years. I went to New Orleans and I was only there for a few weeks. I tried to learn that. And then I came here. It’s definitely been an interesting year.”

Bayless has enjoyed his time with the club.

“I love not only the organization but the city,” he said.

But Bayless has also been inconsistent in his time with the Raptors.

“I think the one thing with him is he needs to play a little bit,” Raptors coach Jay Triano said. “I have probably not given him enough minutes up to this point. Over the last three or four games, I’ve been able to give him more minutes. I’ve been able to play him with Jose as well. I think he’s responded well to that. He’s playing through mistakes instead of going out there and being afraid he’s going to get pulled if he makes one.”

Bayless is under contract for one more season.

“It’s one thing to learn and know an offense,” Triano said. “It’s another thing to learn and know it from five positions. And that’s what we expect from our point guards.”

Toronto Raptors center Solomon Alabi was reassigned to the Erie BayHawks, the Raptors’ NBA D-League affiliate, it was announced today.  The assignment marks the third for Alabi, a rookie out of Florida State.

Alabi (7-1, 251) was assigned on Nov. 15 and Jan. 6. Alabi has played in 11 games (all starts) with the BayHawks, averaging 8.9 points and 6.6 rebounds in 22.1 minutes. Alabi has appeared in 10 games this season for Toronto, averaging 4.0 minutes.