PLAYER NEWS:

--F/G DeMar DeRozan averaged 17.0 points and 4.8 rebounds during the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas, and even ended up going to the foul line a decent amount.

After his first game, when DeRozan, taken with the No. 9 pick out of USC, didn't shoot any free throws, his coaches weren't overly pleased.

"If I didn't have any free throws, I would have had to owe all the coaches dinner," said DeRozan about what would have happened in his second game.

DeRozan shot just two foul shots in his second game. However, in his last three outings, he averaged six attempts per game.

"The message we're trying to get to him is to get more aggressive," said Raptors coach Jay Triano.

--Most No. 1 NBA draft picks end up getting bigger money. But Raptors big man Andrea Bargnani, the top pick in the 2006 draft, will gladly take the five-year, $50 million contract extension he signed that will start in the 2010-11 season.

Bargnani averaged a career-high 15.4 points last season in addition to 5.3 rebounds. He enjoyed playing for coach Jay Triano, who took over in early December from a fired Sam Mitchell.

"Jay was very important for me, for my growth," Bargnani said. "He gave me the possibility to stay on the court and my minutes were not dependent on my mistakes."

The Raptors hope Bargnani's improvement can get them back to the playoffs, which they missed last season after making it two straight years.

MEDICAL WATCH:

--F Kris Humphries (broken fibula) has been cleared to begin working out fully.

--G Marcus Banks (toe) is back working out after having surgery.