RAPTORS TRAINING CAMP GUIDE
	Location Manulife Financial Sportsplex at RIM Park; Waterloo, Ontario. Preseason schedule (all times ET) Oct. 8: Detroit, 7 p.m. Oct. 11: at Chicago, 8:30 p.m. Oct. 13: Philadelphia, 6 p.m. Oct. 15: at Cleveland, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 18: New Jersey, 7 p.m. Oct. 20: Boston, 7 p.m. Oct. 22: Golden State, 9:30 p.m. Oct. 24: at Utah, 9 p.m. Team roster | Depth chart | Offseason moves

Camp question
The Raptors are about as strong as the Canadian dollar. In other words, there's some value there. However, it all depends on who you're going up against, and this team has been virtually stripped of its inside might. Apparently gone are Hakeem Olajuwon, who cannot overcome back and joint problems. Eric Montross has ongoing foot problems and veteran backup Michael Stewart was traded to Cleveland for small forward Lamond Murray. With all this, don't forget that the Raptors declined to re-sign Keon Clark, allowing him to sign with the Kings but saving a few million dollars in the process. That leaves Antonio Davis as the man in the middle, and he doesn't want to play there. Trouble is he has no choice because the only alternative is free-spirited Jerome Williams, who has never played starter minutes. For the record, injury-prone Mamadou N'diaye is back as well.

Camp project
The Raptors must develop some depth inside. And that's a tall order for a team with luxury tax concerns and some untested big men. Maybe it's time to throw some minutes to Michael Bradley. The former Villanova star impressed as a rookie, although he made only 26 appearances. At 6-foot-10 and 250 pounds, Bradley is one of the few options Lenny Wilkens has to bolster his front line. Given the lack of experience and depth in the post, it would appear the Raptors are going to have difficulty putting together enough front line depth to power them to the upper half of the playoff bracket.

	FANTASY GAMES KEY CAMPER
	Who to watch: When given a chance to start last year, Jerome Williams didn't disappoint, averaging 9.6 points and 6.7 rebounds a game. With uncertainty reigning in Toronto's frontcourt, thanks to defections (Keon Clark) and injuries (Hakeem Olajuwon), Junkyard Dog could play a bigger part in fantasy this season. — Eric Karabell

Camp comeback
It's the knees. Vince Carter and Alvin Williams are coming back from knee injuries. Carter's injury cost him more than 20 games, curtailing a season in which he averaged 24.7 points a game but saw his shooting decline to .428, worst of his four-year career. Carter says he's feeling good and has been frisky in public appearances leading up to camp. With less talent around him, Carter will have to be at his best coming out of camp. The same can be said for Williams, who no longer has Chris Childs behind him but is backed up by Lindsey Hunter, who fell out of favor during the Lakers' title run. It's time for Morris Peterson to step up and be one of the leaders, Carter says, and he is probably right.

Camp controversy
This team could use some competition for jobs coming out of camp. The problem is that the talent pool among the Raptors thinned out dramatically over the summer. The larger question is whether Carter, Davis, Peterson and Williams can hold up under very heavy minutes from start to finish. Everyone knows Lenny Wilkens like to run a short rotation -- eight players at most. Again, developing depth inside is going to be a major challenge.

Jeffrey Denberg, who covers the NBA for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, is a regular contributor to ESPN.com.