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Doug Smith: Lenny Wilkens was an NBA icon. But the Hall of Fame coach’s time with the Raptors…

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Vince Carter couldn’t sink his buzzer beater in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference semifinals in 2001 against the Philadelphia 76ers as coach Lenny Wilkins watches the ball bounce off the rim. 

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