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DeMar DeRozan Blog: One Rookie, Part 2

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What’s good fans? We’re in Phoenix to play the Suns tonight. I wanted to show you guys Part 2 of my Raptors TV “One Rookie” documentary. This one gives you a behind the scenes look at my media day in Toronto the day after I was drafted. Take a look and tell me what you think.

Also make sure to watch us take on the Suns tonight at 8pm EST.

Fans: Be sure to check out DeMar on Twitter.

Terrence Williams Blog: My Behind the Scenes Look at the Draft

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Wassup Blog Fam? I know I’ve been telling you about my draft videos for a minute, but here’s a video of some of the footage I captured on my flip cam at the 2009 NBA Draft. Check it out and tell me what you think. God Bless.

—T-Will

Fans: Be sure to check out Terrence on Twitter and Facebook.

DeMar DeRozan Blog: My Flip Cam Footage From the Draft

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What’s up fans? At this year’s draft my agent gave me a flip cam to record some behind the scenes footage for my fans. Here’s a look at some of the video I recorded

—DeMar

Fans be sure to check out DeMar on Twitter.

Terrence Williams Blog: Life After the Draft

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Wassup blog fam? Life has been kind of hectic since the draft. The day after the draft I went over to meet with the New Jersey Nets and the local media. At the press conference I got my first official NBA Jersey. I’m going to be wearing number 8. Number 8 is all about reminding me about where I came from. First, my family was on section 8 when I was younger. For those of you that don’t know what that is, just enter section 8 into Google. To go from that to being in the NBA is an amazing feeling. I just never want to lose sight of that. As well, everyone knows I grew up in Seattle. The Seattle area code is 206. Those numbers add up to eight, so #8 just felt right.
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About Those MJ Gatorade Bottles DeMar and Terrence Tweeted About During the Draft

During the draft, DeMar and Terrence sent out tweets about Gatorade bottles they saw in the green room. Here are their tweets about the bottles:

DeMar: Checking out new Gatorade bottles honoring MJ going to the hall if fame. Pretty sweet. Gotta love Be like Mike. Guy here says those MJ Gatorade bottles are limited and drop in a few weeks. Keep an eye out.

Terrence: Have you seen those new Gatorade MJ bottles? Got an early look an they are SICK. Going to try to get myself a set of all 6.

If you were wondering what exactly they were talking about, here’s a look at the bottles:
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DeMar Derozan Blog: My Interview With Roy Hibbert

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Wassup fans? After getting drafted, I stopped for an interview with Indiana Pacers Center Roy Hibbert. Here’s a look at the interview:

—DeMar

Fans be sure to check out DeMar on Twitter.

Terrence Williams Blog: My Pre-Draft Interview With Roy Hibbert

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Wassup blog fam? Before the draft, I had a chance to stop for an interview with Big Roy Hibbert. Take a look when you have a chance.

—Terrence

Fans: Be sure to check out Terrence on Twitter and Facebook.

Blogger Reactions: Raptors Pick Up DeMar DeRozan

RookieChronicles.com will be reaching out to various bloggers from each rookie’s new teams throughout the year. Here’s what some of the Raptors bloggers had to say after their team selected DeMar DeRozan:

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DeRozan has already experienced somewhat of a rollercoaster ride in Toronto. If there is one thing that always shocks rookies or free agents when they come here is how passionate the fans are. If people hear or see one slight against the city or the country, it’s game over. Prior to DeMar coming to work out for us, there was talk that he had no interest in coming to play in Toronto, so he wasn’t going to accept a workout invitation. He was still looked at as a possible pick, which prompted us to poll our readers asking what to do if he was available at 9. 215 wanted us to draft him anyway, while 106 wanted us to choose someone who “wanted to come here”. Of course, he eventually did come for a solo workout. While here he stated he loved Toronto and it was like a mini NYC. We poll again and, this time, 87% of readers want him over the other 4 possible choices listed by Colangelo. Needless to say, we wanted DeRozan.
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DeMar DeRozan Blog: My First Interview with Devlin and Hamilton

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Wassup everybody? Friday was a crazy day. I flew from New York to Toronto and had my first Raptors media session. I also was interviewed by Raptors broadcasters Devlin and Hamilton for the first time. During the interview I told them why I decided to stick with my jersey number from SC. Here’s video of the interview:

—DeMar

Fans be sure to check out DeMar on Twitter.

Blogger Reactions: Nets Select Terrence Williams

RookieChronicles.com will be reaching out to various bloggers from each rookie’s new teams throughout the year. Here’s what some of the Nets bloggers had to say after their team selected Terrence Williams:

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Life can sometimes be unfair for Terrence Williams.

Fans in New Jersey are expecting him to “replace” Vince Carter. That’s unfair.

He has said he modeled his game after Magic Johnson, raising unfair expectations.

And when a local sports radio host asked Nets President Rod Thorn if T-Will was Pippen-esque, Thorn didn’t respond directly. It would have been unfair.
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