Amir Johnson chatted with me about playing through injuries, doing the little things to help Toronto win games and battling against bigger centre’s.

Kyrie Irving chatted with the media about adjusting to playing in the NBA, where his comfort levels with his new teammates are and his connection with Tristan Thompson.

Tristan Thompson chatted with the media about playing his first NBA game in Toronto, playing for Canada in the 2012 Olympics, adjusting to playing in the NBA, the next wave of Canadian players who are about to play in the NBA, what veterans on the team he is learning from, and a host of other topics.

I was able to chat with James Johnson about how the veterans in camp are helping him to improve, what he is doing to improve on the defensive end, how playing with Ron Artest this summer improved his game and what the most challenging aspect of training camp has been.

I was able to chat with Dwane Casey about the importance of training camp with limited practices during the NBA season, why he left the Dallas Mavericks after winning an NBA Championship to join a rebuilding Toronto Raptors franchise and what position Andrea Bargnani will play this season.

I was able to chat with Amir Johnson tonight after a Toronto Raptors practice and he told me his goal for the upcoming NBA season is to win Defensive Player of the Year.

A big thanks goes out to Popeye Jawns for sending me this fantastic video clip of the 2011 Drew League.

Paul Silas chats with the media in Toronto about how Charles Oakley is fitting in as an assistant coach.

D.J. Augustin chatted with HOOPSADDICT.com about Kobe Bryant’s epic post game workout this past Thursday, Charlotte’s recent road woes and who he thinks the MVP of the NBA has been this season.

Boris Diaw chatted with HOOPSADDICT.com about what the team needs to do in order to ensure they make the playoffs, why the team struggles on the road and who he would pick for MVP of the league.