Bryan Colangelo's Best and Worst Moves in Toronto

The following is a run-down of Bryan Colangelo's best/worst moves as the Raptors GM. Due to Jamario Moon being an obvious Sam Mitchell suggestion, I'm going to credit that to Sam.

Best Moves

1.Trading Rafael Araujo for Kris Humphries

This deal will go down as one of the more underrated deals in franchise history. The very presence of Araujo was a negative reminder of the mistakes made under the previous regime.

To his credit, Colangelo realized this quickly and turned an absolutely worthless player into a player who he nearly traded for a mid-first rounder in the 2007 NBA draft a year later.

Not bad. Humphries has his flaws, but he's an NBA player who happens to be someone the Raptors are banking on to produce in case of any injuries to their paper-thin front court this season.

He's also a lot younger than Araujo who will sadly be touching his thirties in the not too distant future.

2. Signing Anthony Parker

Parker made his return to the NBA as a Toronto Raptor and quietly became one of the better shooting guards in the NBA.

His play is measured by his leadership, intangibles, and his ability to keep defenses honest with his shooting. To date, he's the best perimeter defender the Raptors have had since Doug Christie, having to guard the opposing team's best player on a nightly basis.

He isn't going to be mistaken for an All-Star, but he's a consummate professional. He's earned every dollar of his bargain contract. This is far more than we can say for some of the other players signed under the Colangelo era.

3. Carlos Delfino for Two Second Round Picks

Two second rounders netted the Raptors an active wing player who was on some nights the only bench player providing any sort of production. I certainly think he could have started.

He gave the Raptors a fearless slasher who admittedly settled for the perimeter shots far too often. Regardless of the fact that he's no longer with the club for reasons unknown and has been replaced by the worst player in the northern hemisphere in Hassan Adams, the season he did play for the club was worth two second rounders and some.

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