The Toronto Raptors traded their 7th pick in last year’s draft for the Milwaukee Bucks’ quick point guard T.J. Ford.

The Toronto Raptors have been hearing quite a bit that they were going to lose last year’s point guard Mike James to free agency, with most rumors having the Los Angeles Lakers acquiring his services.  They didn’t wait to see if it would happen, although I’m not sure how interested they were in keeping James with how quickly they had him replaced.  T.J. Ford might be the fastest point guard in the league which fits Bryan Colengelo’s vision of creating another Phoenix Suns team.  Charlie Villanueva’s pick in last year’s draft was criticized until he actually began playing.  He made the All NBA Rookie first team, and some say that he was even the second best rookie in a group where only rookie Chris Paul didn’t have any struggles fitting into the NBA.  He will most likely be replaced in the starting lineup by Kris Humphries, who the Raptors picked up last month in the trade where they gave up the disappointing Rafael Araujo.

Milwaukee will play Charlie Villanueva at power forward, his natural position, which will allow last year’s #1 pick Andrew Bogut to slide over and start at center.  T.J. Ford will certainly be missed, but if they don’t find another point guard, it is likely that Mo Williams, who at times has played brilliantly, will step into his spot.  The trade for Villanueva will likely continue to spur rumors that Jamaal Magloire , who the Bucks picked up in a trade with the Hornets last year, will definitely be traded.  Most rumors had him being traded to the Toronto Raptors because Toronto is Magloire’s home town, but that didn’t happen in this trade.

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