Marcus Camby Wants Out Of Contract: Buyout Or Trade As He Doesn't Want To Go Back To Where He Was Drafted

Marcus Camby wants out of his contract that was traded to the Toronto Raptors Sunday. The veteran center wants to be bought out and become an unrestricted free agent.

Now that Marcus Camby wants out, the Raptors could lose a center after trading Andrea Bargnani. Both Bargnani and Camby were number one and two overall picks by Toronto. Apparently Camby doesn't want back to where he started as Bargnani goes to New York, which was where Camby played for twice.

Marcus Camby wants out of his contract after signing a multiple-year deal with New York. Dealing with injuries, Camby never became an important player for the Knicks during their playoff run.

The 39-year-old reportedly said if they want to trade him, then go ahead.

"Camby is involved in the Andre Bargnani trade that sent him, Steve Novak, Quentin Richardson's contract and draft picks to the Raptors, who are rebuilding. Camby's request will have no bearing on the trade becoming official on July 10th. Toronto was essentially trying to dump Bargnani and appear to be OK with fulfilling the wishes of Camby, who was their No. 1 pick 17 years ago, selected by then-Toronto president Isiah Thomas," Marc Berman of the New York Post wrote.

The Raptors haven't announced their intentions yet.

"We have a great deal of respect for and faith in the new management of the Raptors,'' Camby's agent Rick Kaplan told the Times. "So something is likely to work out for all involved.''

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