The NBA Draft Lottery is about to get underway, and for the first time since 2016, Toronto Raptors fans should be paying close attention.
By virtue of their being really dang good for the past several years, lottery selections have been few and far between for the Raptors. Not since the team took Jakob Poeltl with the ninth overall pick following the 2016 season have the Raptors been in the lottery.
And tonight’s lottery is even more interesting because this year’s draft pool is potentially quite deep! There’s a good chance that, even if the Raptors don’t make it into the top four, they’ll land a quality rotation player wherever they pick.