[SUN] Carter packing for camp
Vince Carter will report to the Raptors training camp on time. According to
two league sources yesterday, Carter already is in Toronto and is prepared to
make a punctual arrival at camp.
The sources indicated Carter, the Raptors' marquee player, never even remotely
considered holding out.
This despite the fact Carter has asked to be traded, both privately and
publicly.
"I don't know how those rumours got started that Vince might not show up for
camp," one of the sources said.
"This is Vince's job.
"You may have issues with your employer, but you still are getting paid to
perform. You might not be happy about everything, but you still show up for
work every day. That's what Vince is going to do. There never was any
question he would do anything different."
The Raptors will have their annual media day on Monday, with practices set to
begin on Tuesday morning at Brock University in St. Catharines.
They'll be at Brock for a week before reconvening at the Air Canada Centre.
The Raptors have not made the playoffs the past two seasons and strong rumours
began to circulate last spring that Carter had asked to be dealt.
A series of non-denials from Carter basically confirmed what everyone
suspected, and then Carter removed all doubt last month when he stated
bluntly in a newspaper article that he does not want to play for the Raptors
anymore.
Subsequently, questions arose in basketball circles about just how
disgruntled Carter is, and how far he would be willing to take things in
terms of withholding his services.
But according to the two sources, Carter fully accepts that he is
contractually obligated to the Raptors, his trade request notwithstanding.
"He'll be there and he'll do his best," one of the sources said. "There's
no doubt."
It is debatable how hard the Raptors are trying to trade Carter, if in fact
they are trying at all.
Raptors general manager Rob Babcock has said repeatedly he does not want to
deal Carter, but if a trade ever were seriously considered, it clearly would
have to be in the best interests of the club.
Raptors coach Sam Mitchell acknowledged this week that it's his firm hope
Carter will become enthused by the new coaching staff's approach fairly early
in camp.
大意就是說
VC人已經在多倫多準備training camp的事情
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