With the 19th Pick, the Raptors select Ja'Kobe Walter!

[BDDray420]

Not mocked anywhere to toronto. Raps kept it close. Didnt think he would be the pick but looking to see how this works out

I read somewhere that his highschool performance showed a lot more on ball creation fwiw

NY Times had him going to us.
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5581150/2024/06/25/nba-mock-draft-2024-hawks-pick/

[Scase]

19th pick comes with low expectations and I don't know squat about him, so let's see what he's got. Hopefully this is us getting back on track with draft steals!

[TimeForChange]

I don't like the fit in Toronto

I am sure he is a good kid and hard worker but where does he play? and does Dick start now?

How can you not like the fit? You were expecting a starter at 19???

If anything it might signal that we aren't going to spend a lot of money to bring GT Jr back. I doubt Dick's minutes affected by this at all.

GTJ could be coming back and starting at the 2

[OAKLEY_2]

Hmm, The scouts/reports say he can shoot, but a couple guys on RealGM say he can't! I'm so conflicted

He def can shoot but like Moody he is a spot up shooter not a big creator.

[youngRAPZ]

I can't lie i'm just thrilled we didnt take Missi.

My thoughts exactly lol I thought with ware off the board that it was inevitable

[Syd-TK3]

I don't mind Jakobe tho I just don't understand the fit when we need more size

[alpngso]

19. Toronto Raptors
Ja’Kobe Walter | 6-4 wing | 19 years old | Baylor

Vecenie’s ranking: 23

I want to like Ja’Kobe Walter more than I do because I’m a big fan of prospects with legitimate size, length and shooting ability. Walter is the kind of physical archetype a team can sell itself on physically playing off the ball next to a primary shot creator, then potentially cross-match to annoy the opponent’s best on-ball players on the other end of the floor. However, he’s not there as an on-ball defender yet. Maybe he can improve — we’ve seen guys with this body type make that kind of leap before — but he has a long way to go. That deficit is on top of him not being a monster athlete, high-level passer or effective driver. I have a first-round grade on Walter because I believe in him becoming an excellent shotmaker given his adeptness off movement. But to be a difference-maker rather than just an NBA rotation player, he must make a defensive leap.

Hollinger’s analysis: Walter was arguably the best player available in raw terms, and also fills a potential roster void at shooting guard if Gary Trent Jr. leaves in free agency and Bruce Brown, as many expect, ends up being traded. Toronto’s road not taken here was Isaiah Collier, whose lack of shooting would have been harder to fit in with Scottie Barnes and R.J. Barrett but perhaps offered more long-term upside.

[Yallbecrazy]

Filipowski fell and we didn't take him...

[BlackThought]

19th pick is meh. I hope we win less than 30 games next year to give us a shot at a top 5 pick.

[rarefind]

lol

it is the 19th pick and you guys are talking about fit?

[Parataxis]

Okay, so did some reading and watched some clips. Really like how folks are talking about his defense, hustle, and ability to get to the line.

There's a lot of potential here.

[OAKLEY_2]

19th pick comes with low expectations and I don't know squat about him, so let's see what he's got. Hopefully this is us getting back on track with draft steals!

It was a pretty good drop. So we did well after losing 8.

[MoneyBall]

Masai showed tremendous self-restraint by not drafting Missi.

[Clutch0z24]

In this draft this is a good pick....At 19th you can't go wrong....everyone will grow to love him....still only 19 has ton of potential as a Shooter/Defender...

Bigs in the 19th range are risky to pick so im happy with this pick it was either him or Collier for me.

[DreamTeam09]

He's literally the best player on the board, you other option was to go big with either Missi/Kyle/Tyler Smith.

Jaylon Tyson was his next opp, we went with jakobe. I am happy. He's gonna be pro and will contribute one day with potential. Can't ask for more at 19.

[Boogie!]

I feel like raptors are gonna use him as quickleys backup. Especially with Barnes playmaking. Idk.

[alpngso]

Also rocked a purple jacket at the draft. Did he know?

[pharring]

Was the BPA. Given the "we are smarter than all y'all" approach this front office sometimes takes, I'm happy.

But guys... That #31 pick is getting traded. So this might be it.

[SpezNc]

Fire Masai?

Why ?

[And1Skip]

He didnt workout with the Raptors probably was one of those that was rated late lottery and thought he would stay in the lottery? So Tolzman was right that they'd definitely pick a kid that they didn't workout