Shams: Raptors sign Chucky Hepburn to 2-way (ACC Defensive Player of the Year)

DangerZone13 · Post #81 » by **DangerZone13** » Fri Jun 27, 2025 7:51 am

alpngso wrote:Are they like not happy with Shead? Martin and now Hepburn? Aren't those three basically quite similar?

Trying to find who's gonna be Kyle, and who's gonna be Fred.

TGM · Post #82 » by **TGM** » Fri Jun 27, 2025 8:30 am

Have to say. Got to love the Euphoria our fans are getting from undrafted players lol...

It's like we are getting the chocolate bar with the golden ticket inside it.

RoteSchroder · Post #83 » by **RoteSchroder** » Fri Jun 27, 2025 9:07 am

brownbobcat wrote:
Courtside wrote:If you're Immanuel Quickley and expecting to be the team's starting PG, and look at the others on the team at your position going into training camp - Shead, Martin, and now Hepburn - it's not hard to see the message that the FO is sending you about what they are expecting from you. What we need from him is not just scoring - it's equal parts playmaking and high level defense too.

Loving the vibes that are building with this roster. I have a feeling that we'll all be skipping far fewer games this season.

Come on, now. If you're IQ getting paid $32.5M/yr looking at a bunch of 2nd rounders, I think you'd feel pretty safe with your starting job.

His salary may be why he might get traded if any of the 2nd rounders work out. RJ is being tossed around as trade bait as well and teams like Boston are selling players for salary cap reasons.

They saw the defense with Davion and liked it. Now how about Davion with better 3 point shooting and better athleticism?

Post #84 » by **Double Helix** » Fri Jun 27, 2025 11:22 am

I like Hepburn. Great balance and change of direction. Solid vision. A few inches taller than Shead. Similar competitor on D. Plays with some swagger and flair. Nice handle. 3 ball % probably another that took a few too many tough contested ones in college. In a simplified bench role might get that up.

Kevin Pelton’s analytics heavy rankings that had CMB 10th also had Chucky at 46th. Above some notable late first round talents and players who went early second round.

Nice to have he and Martin on the 905 for a bit.

RapsFanInOhio · Post #85 » by **RapsFanInOhio** » Fri Jun 27, 2025 12:11 pm

C Court wrote:Vision 69 has been officially rebranded,

No one is scoring more than 69 points vs the Raptors.

Nice

OakleyDokely · Post #86 » by **OakleyDokely** » Fri Jun 27, 2025 12:26 pm

Yallbecrazy · Post #87 » by **Yallbecrazy** » Fri Jun 27, 2025 12:57 pm

tried to look up his teammates' strengths to see how they impacted his abilities and damn Louisville shot (chucked) 1000 3s last season, but only hit 32.8%. I'm not sure if that's good or not. Insane volume.

ACC was crap, he transferred from Wisconsin where his offensive and defensive numbers were similar. Saw a huge jump in his ft% last season.

WuTang_CMB · Post #88 » by **WuTang_CMB** » Tue Jul 1, 2025 7:32 pm

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nestea · Post #90 » by **nestea** » Tue Jul 1, 2025 8:55 pm

Syd-TK3 wrote:If you play defense you can join the team

I can play defence

Raptorfan2012 · Post #91 » by **Raptorfan2012** » Tue Jul 1, 2025 9:13 pm

So who is getting waived for Hepburn, and what is going to happen to Martin?

WuTang_CMB · Post #92 » by **WuTang_CMB** » Sun Oct 12, 2025 3:26 am

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Harcore Fenton Mun · Post #93 » by **Harcore Fenton Mun** » Sun Oct 12, 2025 3:45 am

Start Shead, bring Chucky off the bench.

dballislife · Post #94 » by **dballislife** » Sun Oct 12, 2025 3:49 am

i see how won acc dpoy hes a menace on defense, he can defend in nba right now...his offense still needs a lot of work though

dballislife · Post #95 » by **dballislife** » Sun Oct 12, 2025 3:54 am

and i thought he was terrible in summer league but hes been decent in preseason

LoveMyRaps · Post #96 » by **LoveMyRaps** » Sun Oct 12, 2025 4:45 am

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There is no conversation to be had right now. Shead is way ahead of him.

Appostis · Post #97 » by **Appostis** » Sun Oct 12, 2025 6:03 am

LoveMyRaps wrote:
WuTang_CMB wrote:

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There is no conversation to be had right now. Shead is way ahead of him.

Nothing wrong with competition and multiple shots at a gem.

S.W.A.N · Post #98 » by **S.W.A.N** » Sun Oct 12, 2025 7:23 am

Appostis wrote:
LoveMyRaps wrote:
WuTang_CMB wrote:

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There is no conversation to be had right now. Shead is way ahead of him.

Nothing wrong with competition and multiple shots at a gem.

Chucky has potential. A year of polish in g-league and some time in the weight room. He'll have a real shot at roster next year. He'll probably see a good chunk of nba mins this year due to the minor injuries that naturally happen. Will benefit from fact we don't have a true 3rd pg on roster this year

Mark_83 · Post #99 » by **Mark_83** » Tue Oct 14, 2025 6:36 am

Well earned. Whichever one of he or Shead demonstrates most the consistent shooting going forward is going to be the guy imo.

mtcan · Post #100 » by **mtcan** » Tue Oct 14, 2025 2:31 pm

Chucky strikes me as a more stable calming presence vs Shead who's all about energy and defensive intensity. Chucky forces more steals than Shead but Shead picks up 90 feet and is a dawg on defence. Both need to work on shooting.