TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors believe they have filled a need by drafting Christian Koloko.
The Raptors took Koloko 33rd overall on Thursday with Toronto's only pick in this year's NBA Draft. The seven-foot-one centre averaged 12.6 points, 7.3 rebounds, and 2.8 blocks per game for the University of Arizona last season.
Raptors head coach Nick Nurse said he was intrigued by what the new addition might do for his defensive schemes.
"Good shot blocker, really good defensive numbers, ranks really highly in all of college basketball last year in a lot of categories," said Nurse, who added that Koloko can be an option offensively as well.