Doug Smith of the Toronto Star reports:
The Raptors arent waiting around for Chris Bosh.

While their highest-profile free agent meets with prospective suitors, the Raptors have locked up Amir Johnson on the first day of NBA free agency.
Teams are

A few days after Amir Johnson got some votes in our unofficial “Who is the worst starter in the NBA?” poll, his stint in Milwaukee might be over before it begins.
According to the Toronto Star, Johnson is part of a rumored trade that would

Amir Johnson Traded To Milwaukee

Head coach Michael Curry’s latest decision with the rotation leaves center Kwame Brown completely out of the mix. Ultimately, it means more playing time for Antonio McDyess.
After power forward Amir Johnson was reinserted into the starting lineup, Curry planned to start Brown against teams with taller, thicker frontcourts. That plan has been scrapped and Johnson will now start, regardless of the opponent. The Pistons, who play Cleveland in a nationally-televised game Sunday, are 13-6 in games that Johnson has started.
“We have done away with that experiment,” Curry said. “What we’re going to do is continue to start with Amir, just because of his activity, even if we have to put Sheed (Rasheed Wallace) on the top-scoring big and put Amir on a bigger guy.

Nearly everyone on the Pistons benefited from Richard Hamilton’s presence on the bench—except Hamilton.
While Hamilton acted like someone in a rental car negotiating the backstreets of a strange town, the Pistons thrived with their new lineup Wednesday night. Head coach Michael Curry ditched the small lineup that created so much tentativeness and the team responded with a 19-point blowout against Toronto.
The Pistons had a 6-8 record in games that Hamilton and Tayshaun Prince started at the forward spots. Curry inserted power forward Amir Johnson into the lineup and made Hamilton the sixth man, the first time Hamilton had come off the bench in his seven seasons with Detroit. “It really wasn’t a tough decision,” said Curry, whose team plays Dallas at home…