One is ready to resurrect his career; the other's ready to take on a more significant role.

The Raptors can only hope both get their jobs done.

In moves that pretty much signify the end of any major offseason moves, the Raptors officially added Jermaine O'Neal to the roster and re-signed point guard Jose Calderon, expecting both to help the team rise from the levels of Eastern Conference mediocrity.

O'Neal is the more interesting of the two. He's coming off about four injury-plagued seasons in Indiana—a team dogged as much by incidents off the court as by what it did on the floor—and says he's ready to reclaim his spot as one of the top power forwards in the game.

It remains to be seen whether his left knee is fully recovered or whether he can ...More