JUNE 25

TRADE · 1998 · 28 years ago

Raptors send Marcus Camby to New York for Charles Oakley

Toronto traded 1996 No. 2 pick and league blocks leader Marcus Camby to the Knicks for Oakley and the draft rights to Sean Marks. The deal swapped a young shot-blocker for a 34-year-old enforcer to set the tone for Vince Carter and Tracy McGrady's Raptors.

• Charles Oakley

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