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Nick Nurse on why the Raptors drafted Christian Koloko

Raptors coach Nick Nurse discusses why Toronto drafted Arizona center Christian Koloko with their 33rd pick. Full availability is on our Yahoo Sports Canada YouTube channel

Video Transcript

NICK NURSE: Well the guys have been following him for quite a while, right? Good shot blocker, really good defensive numbers, ranks really highly in all of college basketball last year in a lot of categories, pretty decent pick-and-roll player, and he's got good feet. I think he's a big that's a rim-protecting shot blocker, but I think he's not without the ability to do some switching and move his feet on the perimeter as well.