The Raptors and the 2014 Draft

[007]

We gonna draft Baschinky at 59? Canadian? Not picked any front court.

[BigCamB]

Philly are a jump shooting Juggernaut. Imagine if they kept Payton as well as Noel, MCW, Jerami Grant, McDaniels (okay if left wiiiide open) Tony Wroten.

[Jamshid]

People whining about this pick reminds me of Val

7'7" wingspan
18
Sf
Skilled and raw
Freak athlete


The upside is incredible.

No one wants quick fixes like BC era so relax and enjoy the ride.

Dude, You are doing exactly what you did during BC era. Trying to spin things and blindly support. Just because the kid has a wing span he is not automatically good. Big Val was a known commodity around NBA. He has talent. This kid is unknown to everyone and was picked too high. You want a risk, divvied your big chip and use the smaller ones and go for the risk.

Come on Son, I know you are better than this and know more about this game.

[KHD]

not to be morbid, but in light of tonight's honorary draft pick, I hope Bruno has been screened for Marfans (normal body, lonnnnng limbs)

Well, keep in mind that the vast majority of people that fit that description don't have it.

[007]

Toronto likes athletic wings.

[BigCamB]

But nobody wants to wait for 4 years though, 2 years max

It was just a throwaway comment to say he's a real project, remember the Greek Freek was meant to be not even close to being ready, as in waaaay more raw than your usual project... but he was fine out there on the court. Not saying the Toucan Terror (deliberately mediocre nickname) will be like him, but who knows.

[mcHAPPY]

But nobody wants to wait for 4 years though, 2 years max

Says who?

Guys on espn?

We'll see what happens.

Btw, We waited 5 years for DeRozan.

[MACK11]

It was just a throwaway comment to say he's a real project, remember the Greek Freek was meant to be not even close to being ready, but he was fine out there on the court. Not saying the Toucan Terror (deliberately mediocre nickname) will be like him, but who knows.

I like him to because Masai is looking for a superstar and this can has the potential for it, I just want him to be here in 2 years max

[MACK11]

Says who?

Guys on espn?

We'll see what happens.

Btw, We waited 5 years for DeRozan.

Yeah but DD was playing with us atleast

If he comes over next season then I can see him like Giannis

[MixxAOR]

Balassiano says Caboclo has only been playing basketball five years. Could be in Toronto soon discussing buyout. Maybe Summer League.

— Ryan Wolstat (@WolstatSun) June 27, 2014

please LORD

[slaw]

People whining about this pick reminds me of Val

7'7" wingspan
18
Sf
Skilled and raw
Freak athlete


The upside is incredible.

No one wants quick fixes like BC era so relax and enjoy the ride.

Can't compare. JV was a consensus top 5 pick who only fell to Raps cause of uncertainty around his buyout. Fans were ticked cause we still had Bargnani on our minds. This is an entirely different scenario. I understand why people don't like it.

[007]

I want to see him in Summer League. Can he do that even if he's not gonna play in the NBA?

[Jamshid]

Says who?

Guys on espn?

We'll see what happens.

Btw, We waited 5 years for DeRozan.

Stop Hating on DD. You are comparing this kid to DD now !!!

[Just Is]

If anyone's interested, it looks like Bruno JUST set up a twitter account. As in within the last hour.

[Scraptor]

People whining about this pick reminds me of Val

7'7" wingspan
18
Sf
Skilled and raw
Freak athlete


The upside is incredible.

No one wants quick fixes like BC era so relax and enjoy the ride.

Dude people knew who Val was. He was on mocks and the DX big board throughout the process. I and several others more vocal than me were on record wanting Val.

I don't know a single person across three Raps websites who has so much as mentioned Bruno.

And the bigger question is value. Now that we know we were the one who gave Bruno the promise, not sure who else was going to pick him.

This smells more like BC bidding against himself than anything.