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From Dan Tolzman, director of scouting:
This is most definitely likely to be most unpredictable draft in years. Not only from picks but from trades. I can't wait.
On it Ujiri, Tolzman, and the staff have arranged (and rearranged) the names of each draft-eligible player grouped in tiers. A line separates each tier, “and above that line we’ll rank guys based on talent and team need. Below the line we’ll do the same.”
The idea, Tolzman says, is to only target players above a line, or in the highest tier possible, meaning don’t expect the Raptors to necessarily draft for need on Thursday.
“As players come off the board we’ll try not to go below a line to draft for need. If, say, we have four small forwards already and our best player available in Tier 2 is a small forward, we’re going to take that guy. We’re not going to reach into Tier 3 if we don’t need to.”
“All that work from the last months… We drew these lines to create our tiers after so many hours of conversation,” Tolzman says. “There’s a reason we have these guys in groups: Sometimes talent outweighs the team need. You keep building that depth because you never know what your roster will look like a few months from now. If you’re deep with talent it’ll work out.”
This is shaping up to be one of the least predictable drafts in years, it’s outcome in flux like names on a board. The Raptors are hoping their preparation will help keep them above the line.
http://www.sportsnet.ca/basketball/n...utweighs-need/
The idea, Tolzman says, is to only target players above a line, or in the highest tier possible, meaning don’t expect the Raptors to necessarily draft for need on Thursday.
“As players come off the board we’ll try not to go below a line to draft for need. If, say, we have four small forwards already and our best player available in Tier 2 is a small forward, we’re going to take that guy. We’re not going to reach into Tier 3 if we don’t need to.”
“All that work from the last months… We drew these lines to create our tiers after so many hours of conversation,” Tolzman says. “There’s a reason we have these guys in groups: Sometimes talent outweighs the team need. You keep building that depth because you never know what your roster will look like a few months from now. If you’re deep with talent it’ll work out.”
This is shaping up to be one of the least predictable drafts in years, it’s outcome in flux like names on a board. The Raptors are hoping their preparation will help keep them above the line.
http://www.sportsnet.ca/basketball/n...utweighs-need/
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