MAVERICKS/RAPTORS CONNECTIONS:

* Toronto’s All-Star forward Chris Bosh hails from Dallas and played at Lincoln High School in Dallas

* Mavericks forward Shawn Marion played for the Raptors in 2009

* Mavericks guard Matt Carroll and Raptors forward Rasho Nesterovic played together in Charlotte  from 2003-2004

* Raptors forward Hedo Turkoglu was the final piece of the four-team trade that brought Shawn Marion to Dallas from Toronto