Primoz Brezec claims he did not hold anything back in his first conversation with Toronto Raptors president and general manager Bryan Colangelo.”

The first thing I said to Bryan was, ‘Listen Bryan, man, I’m not coming there to sit on the bench, I can tell you right now,’ ” Brezec said Sunday, three days after Toronto acquired the 7-foot-1 centre from Detroit in exchange for little-used guard Juan Dixon. ” ‘I would rather go home to Slovenia and sit my ass on a beach or at home and be with my family. I’m not sitting on the bench no more, man. I can’t do that no more.’

“He said, ‘Listen, you’re going to get a shot.’ I said, ‘That’s all I need. A shot. I’ll show you what I can do. If I don’t do anything, I’ll sub myself out of the game. It’s that easy.’ ”

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“I was just a spectator [in Detroit],” said Brezec, who should play for the Raptors for the first time against New York on Sunday (6 p.m., Air Canada Centre). “I’ve been a starter in this league. I know I can play, and I’m going to help this team win some games.”

Well, Primoz might just get his wish after all. I don’t know how much playing time this “chance” will get him, but it will sure be more than he was getting in Detroit.

Don’t forget- Brezec averaged almost 13 points per game from 2004-2006 with the Bobcats, should be a bit of an upgrade from Rasho Nesterovic. And after what the Raptors did for Carlos Delfino, I would expect bigger and better things from Primoz Brezec.

NOTE: Brezec went 5-5 for 11 points, had 3 rebounds, and 1 block in his Raptors debut last Sunday.

Quoted material courtesy of nationalpost.com