The Toronto Raptors have former players scattered across the NBA as their roster has turned over multiple times in the last decade. Now they have one playing in Turkey as well, as former big man Freddie Gillespie has signed with a new team to continue his career.
While their hit rate has decreased in recent years, the Raptors have a strong tradition of developing less-heralded players into NBA talents. Fred VanVleet was undrafted and turned into an All-Star in Toronto; a decade previous, Jose Calderon was a longtime starter at point guard after the Raptors scooped him up.