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NBA Draft Preview: Raptors

Hollinger's draft rater :laughing1:

1. Kyrie Irving
2. Derrick Williams
3. Tristan Thompson
4. Jonas Valuncianas
5. Kawhi Leonard
6. Enes Kanter
7. Kemba Walker
8. Tobias Harris
9. Alec Burks
10. Jordan Hamilton
11. Bismack Biyombo
12. Brandon Knight
13. Tyler Honeycutt
14. Jon Leuer
15. Nikola Vucevic
16. Chris Singleton
17. Jan Vesely
18. Klay Thompson
19. Norris Cole
20. Iman Shumpert
21. Nikola Mirotic
22. Jimmer Fredette
23. Donatas Motiejunas
24. Greg Smith
25. Marcus Morris
26. JaJuan Johnson
27. Markieff Morris
28. Davis Bertans
29. Kenneth Faried
30. Jeremy Tyler

Somebody needs to ease up on the freebase... Brandon Knight at 12?? Tristan Thompson at 3?? Ookay holmes

thompson looks real good to teams who arent on "Ed Davis" Crack.

Trust me.

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Originally Posted by Superjudge (Post 550386)

thompson looks real good to teams who arent on "Ed Davis" Crack.

Trust me.

#3? That's just stupid.

Plus, he's saying that if we'd have the choice of getting Kanter, Knight, Walker that we should take Leonard? lol

D. Smith doesn't mention Walker at all:

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So, is this the biggest week of Bryan’s tenure with the Raptors?

You could maybe make that case.

A new coach – first time he’s gone outside the organization to hire one – should be in place any day, there’s a rather significant draft pick to make Thursday night and while it might not be as busy as his first summer, when the signings seem to come almost daily, it should be some kind of metamorphosis of the franchise.

The draft? Well, I think it’s going to come down to who’s there and then a choice between guys who can help more now or guys who have more promise in the future.

The two guys who might be able to step in and contribute immediately would be Brandon Knight and Kawhi Leonard and I know they’re both on the list, with Knight closer to the top that Leonard.

After that, I presume there are a couple of longer term prospects – Jonas Valanciunas and Bismack Biyombo – who are intriguing but probably not ready to step in a play a lot.

Personally? I still think Knight should be their guy but it’s hard to see a scenario where he’s there.

We’ll get into this more as the week unfolds but if it’s Irving and Williams one and two (and I’m not sure what order it’ll be) and then Kanter and Knight in some order at three and four, that’s going to make it a bit of a tough call.

I know one thing: Can’t imagine that Bryan’s worried about the nationality of the guy he picks and I sure wish none of you were.

We’ve always said they should take the guy they think has the greatest amount of talent and it shouldn’t – and doesn’t – matter what his passport says.

The Raptors have a private session set for today with Biyombo (they saw Vesely yesterday but I bet he’s a very big longshot at five) and that may go a ways in determining what they do Thursday.

Doug Smith's Toronto Raptors blog

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Originally Posted by jeffb (Post 550392)

D. Smith doesn't mention Walker at all:

Doug Smith's Toronto Raptors blog

Doug knows shit man.

The way they just described Kemba, wonder if Utah takes him at 3?

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Originally Posted by jj33 (Post 550438)

Doug knows shit man.

The way they just described Kemba, wonder if Utah takes him at 3?

Well, i have to agree. He's a dolt.

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Jonas Valanciunas is close to a buyout with Lietuvos Rytas, according to sources.

But the buyout would not allow Valanciunas to come to the NBA for the 11-12 season, according to the report.

The Cavaliers are high on Valanciunas with the fourth overall selection, but would likely not select him if he wouldn't arrive until the 12-13 season.

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there was talk about how the raptors were interested in kemba before. it could hold true.

as for val, i hope a buy-out is reached. the quicker that happens, the higher possibility we'll have the chance to watch either kanter or val as a raptor next season.

The Cavaliers, after taking the temperature of the Timberwolves and Jazz to see if Kyrie Irving could somehow fall to No. 4 in Thursday's NBA draft, are now committed to the former Duke guard as the No. 1 pick and are fielding offers for the fourth pick, league sources said Monday.

In a perfect world for the Cavs, they would draft Irving and former Arizona forward Derrick Williams, which is why they were also interested in dealing for the second pick.

But what they found out is that getting both players would be a stretch.

Read more: Report: Cavs Settle On Irving, Open To Dealing No. 4 Pick - RealGM Wiretap

Too bad we don't have anything they'd want....besides DD or Davis.

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Originally Posted by Superjudge (Post 550386)

thompson looks real good to teams who arent on "Ed Davis" Crack.

Trust me.

Thompson>Ed