Size and a depth guard priorities for Toronto Raptors ahead of NBA Draft
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TORONTO — Even as the Toronto Raptors pushed the Cleveland Cavaliers to seven games in their first-round playoff series, general manager Bobby Webster and head coach Darko Rajakovic spoke throughout the post-season and afterwards about an ongoing rebuild.
That youth movement will continue in the NBA draft on Tuesday and Wednesday, as Toronto holds a pick in the first and second rounds. Assistant general manager Dan Tolzman said in a news conference on June 16 that the Raptors intend to take the best available players with the 19th and 50th overall picks, but that doesn’t mean Toronto isn’t looking for particular attributes.
Specifically, they need a true centre and more depth at point guard.
Seven-foot centre Jakob Poeltl was the only player on the Raptors last season over six-foot-nine and, at 31, was also the second oldest player behind 40-year-old Garrett Temple. The difference between Poeltl and Temple, however, is that Poeltl was a starter and Temple was the last off the bench, if he entered games at all.
