Height/Weight: 6-3/211
| Birthdate: 09/28/1981
| Birthplace: Villanueva de la Serena, Badajoz
| Team: Toronto
| College: No College
| NBA Experience: 6
| Owned/Started%: 93/55 | Average Draft Position: 81.57
Calderon doesn't see floor: Raptors guard Jose Calderon's season is over, after he missed his sixth game in a row in Thursday's season finale against New Jersey. Calderon wound up playing in 53 games this season, as he dealt with a couple of facial injuries as well as an earlier sprained ankle. (Updated 04/26/2012)
Injury Report
No information available at this time (Updated 5/26/12).
Fantasy Analysis
Calderon had a typically solid season, shooting above average percentages across the board, dishing out a solid number of assists and rarely turning the ball over. He averaged 10.5 points and 8.8 assists per game in 33.9 minutes per game, and he is expected to return to Toronto for the final year of his contract. Hopefully, the Raptors will be able to stay healthy next season, which could help Calderon’s Fantasy value, however he should be considered a solid mid-round pick in all Fantasy formats on Draft Day. (Updated 04/26/2012).
05/14/2012 11:20 Report: Raptors to pursue Jeremy Lin
A report indicates the Raptors will make an offer for Jeremy Lin should they be unable to pull in Steve Nash.
For years it seemed that Calderon was on the cusp of being a top-notch point guard in the NBA. Unfortunately, since scoring 12.8 points and dishing out 8.9 assists in 2008-09, Calderon has done nothing but shrink into also-ran status. The 29-year-old Spaniard played 31 minutes per game last year but dropped just 9.8 points. He did see an increase in assists back to 8.9 after dishing out just 5.9 the year prior, but his shooting percentages dissipated. All the while, Toronto has moved on and settled on DeMar DeRozan and Jerryd Bayless as the team’s new exciting youthful backcourt. Expect DeRozan and Bayless to see the bulk of the starts and playing time in 2011-12 and expect Calderon to play around the 68 games he’s played in three consecutive seasons. Because Calderon is a veteran, there will be stretches where he plays exceedingly well. Still, he’s not the future for the Raptors and shouldn’t be considered as such. Calderon enters the year as a player to be taken late in drafts. He can be considered just outside the top 40 Fantasy guards, though he has limited upside to improve past that. (Updated 8/23/11)
