As the first shocker of Thursday’s NBA Draft night, the Raptors selected Scottie Barnes, a versatile point forward from Florida State University. It felt like 99 percent of the mocks (and the entire Raptors fanbase) had Toronto picking star point guard Jalen Suggs. It makes sense, he was the consensus fourth-best player in the draft, and he presumably could have filled the void in the case of a departure from Kyle Lowry.
During GM Bobby Webster’s pre-draft presser, he was asked about Toronto’s draft strategy. Do they choose the best player available or a prospect that could be the better player 3-4 years from now?