Sheppard in Toronto camp

[kevin.lok@lycosmail.com (kevin/singapore)]

http://www.thestar.ca/thestar/editorial/raptors98/20000721SPT09b_SP-RAPNOTE21.html
>With assistants Brian James, Stan Albeck and Jim Brewer handling most of the coaching duties, 
>Wilkens will spend his time eyeballing the likes of returning point guard Alvin Williams, first-round 
>draft pick Morris Peterson and second-year centre Aleks Radojevic, who are all part of the 13-man 
>Toronto team.
>Among other notables who will play in hopes of gaining an invitation to October's training camp are 
>free agent power forward John Thomas and former NBAers like guard Jeff Sheppard, who played 
>briefly for Wilkens in Atlanta, and forwards Kornel David and Johnny Taylor.
>Meanwhile, the team filled a front-office opening by hiring Jim LaBumbard of the Minnesota 
>Timberwolves as the new manager of media relations in Toronto. He replaces Dave Haggith, 
>who left the team to work for Vince Carter as the player's public relations guru in Toronto.


Hey, I guess Sheppard has gives more face to Wilkens than Pitino. 
Isn't Johnny Taylor the guy who was part of the package in the Mercer trade btw Magic and Nuggets. What's he doing here in Toronto?
Vince Carter is not so nice by poaching his employer's staff, don't you think so?

cheers
kevin