Now this is a steal…
The Toronto Raptors have the 19th pick in this year’s NBA draft, and recent mock trades have an absolute steal of a player falling to them at number 19. Ben Rogers breaks down these reports and what they mean for the Raptors heading into the draft.
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We need a defensive big man
We need a big man like Tarris Reed Jr., Henry Veesaar, or Jayden Quaintance
if you hated fred van vleet slow dribbing the ball up the court into a set defence, with raptors having a horrible half court offence. you wont enjoy ben stirtz. ben stirtz like IQ provides no rim pressure. ben stirtz doesnt make quick decisons, he dribble dribble dribble, survey, survey survey, kind of like BI at times. and that drives fans nuts when BI just eats alot of clock dribbling and surveying. you are not playing .5 basketball with ben stirtz.
okorie is 19 still, and an electric scorer who can get to the rim and also shoot the 3. other pg's are slow and cant get to the rim in the raptors range of pick. other pg in raptors range are like 23 so they are pretty much developed and what you see is what you get. where okorie is 19 and he has a much higher ceiling. his ceiling could be a tyrese maxey
you can actually play .5 basketball with okorie cuz he plays fast. where stirtz plays slow. stirtz is like tj mcconell comp with gradey dick defence. anderson is tyus jones comp. okorie ceiling if he hits it, is tyrese maxey.
I love him – he's in my top 2 (realistic) picks at 19. He's my kind of player: High IQ, High motor, plays with passion, plays both sides of the ball , doesnt turn the ball over (ball possession is key to winning), puts defense on their heels. He makes your team better immediately like CMB – will be a volume scorer off the bench. To me, he stands out. The city will love him. I know the monkee's want a big and so do I – but depends on what big is available at this pick.
Anderson, Okorie, Stirtz, Cenac or Morez Johnson ( elite shooting = Anderson and Stirtz) (elite dribbling, penetration and finish = Okorie) (Cenac = big that can shoot and move his feet + blocks, lots of upside still) I don't think Quaintance would be available or I would also say him, I also like Veesar but his defence is questionable. At 50 could also get some talent there: Baba miller, Trevon Brazile, Mathew Able, Emanuel Sharp, Felix Okpara, Ryan Conwell, Dillon Mitchell, Ja'kobi Gillespie, Tobi Lawal, Ugonna Onyenso, Aaron Nkrumah
My choice for #19 is Amari Allen. Josh Hart potential
Maxey clone?
Nobody is going to take Okorie before #19.. and rightfully so. Hard pass. He'll get picked up at the end of the 1st or maybe even slide into the 2nd round
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There are several players that are PGs or PF/C that are more physical than Sandro. Any of them would help our team. Even if the team takes BPA that is fine too as long as FO moves 1 of the 3 overpaid players that have some positive value. RJ, IQ or BI at least 1 needs to go before Draft to get smaller contract so we have some cap to sign Shead + Sandro.
I want to package GD + JMo + second R pick(s) for an upgrade at any position. Both of these moves should be done before draft and FA so you know what you need to have a well rounded team to compete next year.
I understand what you’re saying but you just watched us lose a playoff series while the centers on the other team both put up double digits in rebounding and points. We literally lost game 7 because of the lack of having a capable center. The most important position to fill at the draft in the center because we can’t get one in free agency. Without a center this team isn’t going anywhere once again. Guards are much easier to land in trades but good centers in the league are highly valuable, and when they hit the market there lot’s of competition for them and as history have shown us they don’t come here. We haven’t landed a true center in close 6 years!! Jakob was the last guy we landed and we were forced to let him and his agent hustle us out of fear of him walking. They had us by the 🥜.
Only bigs this draft, only get BIG'S this draft. I will trade shed to get a lower first round pick, maybe lottery and start the ja-kobe project at point. GET WESTBROOK for cheap.LETS GO RAPTORS 🦖
The only way this works is if you send off IQ + more to get back a big man
This could be BIG
Frontcourt help is more pressing
The team needs an inside presence and rebounder
rather get Cenac Jr, need a big
NO WE NEED HENRI VEESAAR
My draft board is
1.Cameron Carr
2.isiah Evans
3.ebuka Okorie
4.henri veesar
I can’t do more than this as I can’t see them in personal predraft team workouts. Based on that the order would definitely may switch
Nah.
Let Trayce ball and get him in the right jersey in his photo 😢
Okorie looks Nigerian
Sooo….yet ANOTHEr undersized guard…gotcha. Hell No!