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It’s official: Raptors reach buyout with Marcus Camby

New York Knicks center Camby walks off the court after their NBA basketball game against the Utah Jazz in Salt Lake City

New York Knicks center Marcus Camby walks off the court after the second half of their NBA basketball game against the Utah Jazz in Salt Lake City, Utah March 18, 2013. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES - Tags: SPORT BASKETBALL)

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Marcus Camby will soon be a free agent.

From the moment he was shipped back to Toronto in the Andrea Bargnani trade, Camby has been clear he didn’t want to play for the Raptors. He’s got a couple years left in the league, playing the role of backup big off the bench for the league minimum, and he wants to do that where he can get a ring.

Toronto has cool with that and the sides reached a buyout agreement, the Raptors announced. He was placed on waivers, which he certainly will clear. He was owed $8.5 million for the next two seasons but only $1 million of that was guaranteed.

This makes Camby an unrestricted free agent. The Bulls, Rockets and Clippers are reportedly interested, and you can expect a few other teams to throw their hat in the ring.

When healthy — he has only played in 43 games combined the past two seasons — he can still defend in the paint and has a midrange jumper you have to respect. But he’s not a big impact player for any of these teams.