"Jose Calderon's confusing summer took another bizarre turn for the worse, a development that should have no bearing on the Raptors' ability to trade their point guard.

Everyone in the NBA knows what Calderon can bring to the table, but more importantly they know what he can't do on the floor, which is to say that he can't play defence, or at least he can't keep his man from getting into the lane.

In a perfect world, Calderon would be leading his native Spain on a long and memorable run at the coming world championship in Turkey, where virtually every NBA GM is expected to congregate.

With so many league officials in one setting, it's natural that trade seeds would get planted, names being bandied about even at time when most teams have already completed their off-season makeovers.

Calderon will now be unavailable to Spain following an injury to his hamstring, a setback the veteran Raptor developed against the U.S. on Sunday.

In today's messed-up world of reporting, where Internet garbage gets packaged as gospel, where bloggers are somehow viewed as credible, Calderon was feared to have torn a leg muscle.

Turns out Calderon sustained a minor hamstring injury, which is expected to heal prior to the start of the season.

Whether Calderon begins the season in Toronto or somewhere else remains the most pressing question surrounding him.

It's no secret the Raptors are intent on using Jarrett Jack as their starter in the backcourt.

It's no secret the Raptors are going young with a rotation that will feature the likes of DeMar DeRozan, Sonny Weems and Amir Johnson, players who are best served in an uptempo system.

Calderon has his deficiencies, for that there is no argument, but chief among them is his unwillingness to attack the basket and put pressure on defences.

In the absence of creators who can get their shot off in a half-court set, it becomes incumbent to play a quicker game, a style that doesn't allow opponents to set up on defence.

It's why the Raptors thought they had a deal in place earlier this summer to move Calderon and Reggie Evans to Charlotte in a package for Tyson Chandler and Boris Diaw.

Calderon no longer fits into the Raptors' system, which is no fault of his but it does speak to the misguided decision to award an average player such as Calderon with an above-average contract."