NEWS NOW: The head coach of Toronto Raptors Darko Rajaković made it clear that he is not interested in adding…
It’s evident that the Toronto Raptors have no intention of recruiting three rookies this summer. It’s challenging to fully commit to growth, even in a young movement. According to Raptors general manager Bobby Webster, Toronto dealt their least valuable first-round choice around the trade deadline in part because of this. The team decided it would be better off adding Kelly Olynyk in a trade with the Utah Jazz and 23-year-old Ochai Agbaji, since it didn’t want to invest the time and money necessary to develop three rookies. However, there’s still a good chance Toronto will have three selections in the current round.
Toronto would have a 45.8% chance, should the season finish today, of keeping their first-round protected selection, which is due to San
Although his lack of a three-point shooting and inability to grow into an above-average defender would make him a strange fit on Toronto’s current roster, the Raptors would find it difficult to pass up his potential and offensive craftiness at No. 6. No. 15: UCONN’s Stephen Castle In the collegiate ranks, the Raptors have a history of placing a high value on success, and Stephon Castle definitely fits that description.
Leading the No. 1 rated UConn Huskies to a 24-2 record this season, the 6-foot-6 guard has been one of the most influential freshman in college basketball so far. Castle is a strong and adaptable on-ball defender whose size allows him to reasonably easily guard the majority of guards and wings.
