Toronto Raptors forward Chris Bosh goes to the basket against the Houston Rockets during the first half of their pre-season NBA basketball game in Toronto in this October 15, 2009 file photo. There was plenty of construction in and around the Air Canada Centre this summer as the home of the NBA's Toronto Raptors and the Maple Leafs from the NHL underwent a spectacular multi-million dollar facelift. But by far the most dramatic bit of team renovation was carried out by Raptors' dapper general manager Bryan Colangelo. Reuters Pictures 4 weeks ago

Toronto Raptors forward Chris Bosh goes to the basket against the Houston Rockets during the first half of their pre-season NBA basketball game in Toronto in this October 15, 2009 file photo. There was plenty of construction in and around the Air Canada Centre this summer as the home of the NBA's Toronto Raptors and the Maple Leafs from the NHL underwent a spectacular multi-million dollar facelift. But by far the most dramatic bit of team renovation was carried out by Raptors' dapper general manager Bryan Colangelo.

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