The commonly held opinion is that this iteration of the Raptors needs playmaking and backcourt help more than anything but Dan Tolzman, the team’s vice-president of player personnel, wants nothing to do with your commonly held opinion, thank you very much.
The transitory nature of NBA rosters and an organization’s need to look beyond one season mean that talent trumps immediate need every single time.
“You can’t deny talent when it’s all said and done with the draft picks because you never know what the team could look like two weeks later, a month later, six months later,” Tolzman said in his annual pre-draft media session Tuesday.