5 former Raptors players that disrespected the Raptors franchise and did not want to be here

The Raptors players that disrespected the franchise

1. Alonzo Morning - Signed a 4 year contract in 2003 with the New Jersey Nets but then had his Kidney transplant and then played the next year in limited time with the Nets and complained to the media that he did not want to be with the Nets and was traded to Toronto. He did not want to play for Toronto even more and refused to play and was bought out to be able to return to the Heat and finished the season and then 3 more seasons with the Heat including the NBA championship in 2006.

2. Hedo Türkoğlu signed a 5 year / 53 million dollar deal with the Raptors heading into the 2009/10 season after have a great season with the Orlando Magic where they lost to the lakers in the NBA finals and he came in to Toronto and looked out of place from the very start but it was a game where he did not play because of a stomach flu and was spotted by fans partying late into the night after the game.

3. Hakeem Olajuwon signed a 3 years / 17 million and he netted only 9.8 points and 6 boards in 61 games in the 2001 - 2002 season and ended up retiring before the end the season to take a one day contract with the Houston Rockets who retired his jersey before the end of the season.

4. Vince Carter and I am only looking at after he went on the plane to North Carolina to have the Tar heels retire his jersey just before game 7 of the Eastern Conference Semi-final and then signed a 6 year and 94 million with the Raptors and demanded that the Raptors sign Olajuwon, Alvin Williams who destroyed his leg and could not play again, and Antonio Davis. Then Carter was not the same again as he would fall on the floor and roll around for the next 3 + seasons where people were looking in the 300 level for the sniper.

5. Antonio Davis after a season and a bit after signing a huge contract he decided that his kids could not be in the Toronto school board and sent the kids and his wife back to the states and demanded to be traded back to the states and was traded for Jalen Rose but was traded back to Toronto in 2006 and he played 8 games before being injured and missing 12 games before being put on waivers and retired.

These are not the only reason that the Raptors have only won one playoff series in 16 years but they did not help

Tom Mehegan