http://www.globeandmail.com/servlet/Articl...orts/Basketball <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Greek team may battle for old Cup By ROBERT MacLEOD BASKETBALL REPORTER Wednesday, August 6, 2003 - Page S3 E-mail this Article Print this Article Advertisement TORONTO -- The Toronto Raptors are hoping to resurrect the old Naismith Cup this year, with the role of the defunct Vancouver Grizzlies being filled by a top professional team from Greece. The Raptors will officially release the details of their coming National Basketball Association preseason schedule tomorrow and one of their opponents will be Panathinaikos, which is slated to play an exhibition game at the Air Canada Centre on Oct. 10. Fittingly, it will be announced at the Alexander The Great Youth & Athletic Centre in Toronto. The contest marks the first time in franchise history that the Raptors will play a preseason contest against international competition, which the NBA club would like to turn into an annual event. To spice up the game's appeal, the Raptors are leaning toward promoting the game, along with any future international preseason contests, as the Naismith Cup in memory of Dr. James Naismith, the Canadian who invented basketball more than 100 years ago. </div>
