The Official - Who should the Raptors select in this draft?

Stranglin Spree · Post #41 » by **Stranglin Spree** » Thu May 19, 2011 2:56 am

Gotta be Bismack, this team desperately needs a pair of balls and he fits the bill the most. Drafting another soft jumpshooter is useless and it's so painful watching way tougher teams manhandle the Raptors every game. Come to think of it I can't remember the last time the Raps had any toughness aside from when Oak was here.

fredericklove · Post #42 » by **fredericklove** » Thu May 19, 2011 3:16 am

ATLTimekeeper wrote:Add Kanter to the list. He's not guaranteed anything.

Cavs will take him if he slides down this far. No way he passes the 4th spot, I guaranteed it.

TDotRep · Post #43 » by **TDotRep** » Thu May 19, 2011 3:21 am

Yea I can't see it either but if he does it could be another ed davis situation for us.

Silk Wilkes · Post #44 » by **Silk Wilkes** » Thu May 19, 2011 3:37 am

TDotRep wrote:Yea I can't see it either but if he does it could be another ed davis situation for us.

dballislife · Post #45 » by **dballislife** » Thu May 19, 2011 3:52 am

knight wont make it to 5, and if ur gonna gamble on a 6 foot scoring pg that had trouble scoring with efficiency at the college level, imagine how much trouble he mite have in nba, plus we have a young scoring pg with potential already...so if ur gonna gamble, why not do it on a 6'10 centre with 7'7 wingspan, that has potential to be like ben wallace/serge, out centre spot is weak as shietzzz...bismack i approve

YoungD23 · Post #46 » by **YoungD23** » Thu May 19, 2011 4:35 am

Walker or Knight would probably be the most reasonable picks for us at the 5th pick for now. I would have to say most of our predictions will probably be off by the time workouts start(I believe it began today in Chicago). It's not a deep draft but I still think there are couple guys who has the potential to climb up the draft boards. This is the best part, almost a month away from the draft and we have yet to hear any news about the pre draft workouts. I'm looking forward to seeing the mock drafts and the workouts in the next week or two, that's when we can probably see certain players' stock go up/down.

ATLTimekeeper · Post #47 » by **ATLTimekeeper** » Thu May 19, 2011 11:56 am

fredericklove wrote:
ATLTimekeeper wrote:Add Kanter to the list. He's not guaranteed anything.

Cavs will take him if he slides down this far. No way he passes the 4th spot, I guaranteed it.

Where did you get that information, though? If you made it up, then what's the harm in adding him to the list. I think a guy that hasn't played in two years has the potential to slide.

Post #48 » by **itbobby007** » Thu May 19, 2011 12:12 pm

This is now an "official" thread.

delaney8 · Post #49 » by **delaney8** » Thu May 19, 2011 12:26 pm

I'm not sure the workouts do much for teams. Maybe the one on one interviews do to help evaluate character. For the most part teams (especially the lotto teams) should have done their homework by now and the workouts are more for confirmation.

That being said, the hype coming from the workouts will probably drive the opinions of the board.

Anyway, Knight for me (I am really hoping he gets by Utah). Higher upside than Kemba imo, not as NBA ready but NBA readiness isn't going to mean much to us this year anyway. We need to figure out who is going to be better for this team 2-3 years from now.

gerrit4 · Post #50 » by **gerrit4** » Thu May 19, 2011 12:39 pm

Might as well put Kanter on that list as well. He's not a lock at 3 or 4 and has already been mentioned by BC as a potential pick at 5. He has a greater chance of slipping to 5 than Ed Davis did to 13.

Wasp · Post #51 » by **Wasp** » Thu May 19, 2011 1:38 pm

If Kanter is there at 5, you take him and run. Considering the question marks surrounding all of the other prospects at that spot, Kanter has the most upside. Otherwise, I'm pretty even on all of the prospects that should be available at 5. Knight / Kemba / Biyombo / Leonard are all intriguing, but come with HUGE question marks.

The combine will be very important, especially for Kemba.

McFurious1 · Post #52 » by **McFurious1** » Thu May 19, 2011 1:43 pm

Wasp wrote:If Kanter is there at 5, you take him and run. Considering the question marks surrounding all of the other prospects at that spot, Kanter has the most upside. Otherwise, I'm pretty even on all of the prospects that should be available at 5. Knight / Kemba / Biyombo / Leonard are all intriguing, but come with HUGE question marks.

The combine will be very important, especially for Kemba.

There is no bigger question mark than Enes Kanter in this draft.

kdizzle · Post #53 » by **kdizzle** » Thu May 19, 2011 2:22 pm

Brandon Knight all the way, but I don't think he will be around at #5. Kemba Walker it is.

Eliowns · Post #54 » by **Eliowns** » Thu May 19, 2011 2:30 pm

Have not seen enough of Biyombo so I'll go with Kemba Walker

NashyMing · Post #55 » by **NashyMing** » Thu May 19, 2011 2:35 pm

Still on Bismack Biyombo Bandwagon. Although I don't mind Kemba Walker, Brandon Knight, Enes Kanter, Jonas Valanciunas either.

Post #56 » by **Duffman100** » Thu May 19, 2011 2:38 pm

Brandon Knight.

Kemba Walker.

Kawhi Leonard.

Biyombo.

My list in order.

Post #57 » by **Rhettmatic** » Thu May 19, 2011 2:40 pm

I added Enes Kanter to the poll. Maybe it's likely he's gone by 5, but I think it's way too early to say so definitively.

phailing101 · Post #58 » by **phailing101** » Thu May 19, 2011 3:23 pm

Rhettmatic wrote:I added Enes Kanter to the poll. Maybe it's likely he's gone by 5, but I think it's way too early to say so definitively.

If his athletic tests are poor then I think he'll fall out of top 3

duppyy · Post #59 » by **duppyy** » Thu May 19, 2011 3:25 pm

If kanter drops and displays good Defence and rebounding in workouts i'd go with him. THen Tank for austin rivers next year.

22haytham22 · Post #60 » by **22haytham22** » Thu May 19, 2011 3:26 pm

Toss up between kemba and knight...biyombo can be a big time sleeper but i feel like u can get him at the lower part of the draft and you can deffinitley trade one of our players for that pick...possibly bayless for him?

With the 5th Pick in the 2011 NBA Draft, the Toronto Raptors select...