TORONTO (AP) Toronto Raptors forward Michael Curry will be sidelined indefinitely after having surgery to remove bone chips and spurs from his right elbow.

Curry, placed on the injured list Jan. 21, was operated on Tuesday in Alabama.

He is averaging 2.8 points, 1.2 rebounds and 17{ minutes in 39 games this season.

Isiah Thomas's prime objective this week is to move Shandon Anderson, and having failed in that pursuit so far, the Knicks president may force the Knicks' versatile swingman onto the injured list against his will, according to a management official.

Thomas has pitched three different trades in the last week, and come up empty on all three: Anderson to Portland for Ruben Patterson, to Dallas for Tariq Abdul-Wahad, and to Toronto for Lamond Murray and another player.
   
And after failing to move Anderson, Thomas, according to the official, instructed Anderson to undergo an MRI Monday -- ostensibly to learn more about the source of his migraines.

Those Charles Oakley to Toronto rumors are sounding less likely this morning.

A source close to him said that he is more interested in joining that could go deep into the playoffs.

"I don't think Oak will be joining the Raptors," said the source.

TORONTO (AP) Toronto Raptors forward Michael Curry is out indefinitely and will have surgery next week on his right elbow.

Curry is averaging 2.2 points and 1.2 rebounds for Toronto, 20-19 going into Wednesday night's game against Minnesota. The Raptors activated guard Milt Palacio, sidelined since Jan. 4 with a broken bone in his left wrist. He is averaging 4.5 points and 3.2 assists.

Forward Robert Archibald also missed Wednesday's game with a sprained left ankle and is listed as day-to-day.

Raptors star Vince Carter missed his third consecutive game with a strained right quadriceps.

"The New York Knicks and Toronto Raptors are said to be talking about swapping little-used forwards Shandon Anderson and Lamond Murray."

Murray has said that he wants out of Toronto and Knicks President Isiah Thomas has been wanting to move Shandon's Anderson's contract.

However, additional players would have to thrown in on Toronto's side as the salaries of Murray and Anderson are not within 15% and $100,000 of each other. Trade ID number 1430920

"Little-used forward Jerome Moiso reportedly has been told by Raptors management that he will be moved as soon as possible. Moiso, who was signed as a free agent last summer, has played in all of 12 games this season and has been rotting on the bench. He hasn't seen action since Dec. 12 in Boston."

The Trading Deadline is February 19.